Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is a veteran, life-long public servant, and liberal woman of color. Yet according to Hillary Clinton, the Hawaii Democrat is a “Russian asset” and traitor to her country.

Even more reprehensible than Clinton’s smears against Gabbard, which are without evidence, is the shameless peddling of the attacks by the former secretary of state’s media stooges — for example, some of the hosts of The View, the popular ABC daytime show. After Clinton’s comments made headlines a few weeks ago, hosts Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin doubled down on the smear, adding that Gabbard was a “useful idiot” and “Trojan horse.”