text:  facing scrutiny about our visit to syria in twenty seventeen when she met with then president the charles on her visit seen by some as legitimizing a brutal leader but gabbard defended the trip saying it's important to open dialogue i have zero problems with opening dialogue i don't know what the the conversation has always been dead to to that in dc you don't by the way there's pictures of nancy pelosi hanging out with bashar al-assad for god's sakes way back in the day so let's