As a Member of Congress, Rep. Gabbard appeared in the White House visitor logs 27 times. 21 of these appearances are for entrance to the White House proper, five are to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and one is to the Vice President’s Residence.
Some of these appearances are for 1-on-1 or small group meetings with White House staff. Others, however, are for much larger events attended by hundreds of or even upwards of a thousand people.
While it’s difficult to glean the exact subject of each of these meetings, some of the staffers with whom Gabbard met have backgrounds conservatives would consider problematic.
For example:
- Sam Kass was a key advisor in Michelle Obama’s school lunch initiative.[1]
- Christopher Lu later became Joe Biden’s U.N. Ambassador.[2]
- Gautam Raghavahn advocated pro-Transgender policies.[3]
[1] https://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/michelle-obama-public-school-lunch-school-nutrition-association-lets-move-107390
[2] https://usun.usmission.gov/our-leaders/ambassador-chris-lu/
[3] https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2012/11/20/transgender-day-remembrance