Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) responded to a statement by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) accusing her of “treasonous lies” over possible U.S.-funded bio labs in Ukraine. Though President Joe Biden and senior officials have denied any involvement with biological research in Ukraine, some have remained skeptical. Gabbard has long been a staunch opponent of allowing the United States to become entangled in foreign conflicts. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gabbard has staked out a position against U.S. military involvement, an attitude shared by several libertarian and populist organizations and commentators. In a Twitter thread posted over the weekend, Gabbard said that the United States had funded several bio labs in Ukraine. “I’m not convinced there are biological weapons labs or biological weapons in Ukraine—that’s not what I’m concerned about,” Gabbard wrote. “I’m concerned about the existence of the 25+ biological labs in that warzone.” Because the …