After Hillary Clinton made remarks on Thursday about one of the Democratic presidential candidates being groomed by Russians, Gabbard fired back in three tweets: “Great! Thank you @HillaryClinton You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain. From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a concerted campaign to destroy my reputation. We wondered who was behind it and why. Now we know — it was always you, through your proxies and powerful allies in the corporate media and war machine, afraid of the threat I pose. It’s now clear that this primary is between you and me. Don’t cowardly hide behind your proxies. Join the race directly.”

During the Democratic debates on Tuesday, Gabbard said the suggestions by the media about her being a Russian asset were “completely despicable.”

Hillary stated on Campaign HQ podcast hosted by David Plouffe, who was Obama’s former campaign manager, “They are also going to do third party again Im not making any predictions, but I think they’ve got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third party candidate.” Although Hillary never mentioned any names, Gabbard responded by tweeting.

On the podcast, Hillary also made an accusation that 2016 Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein is a Russian asset. “Yes, she’s a Russian asset, I mean, totally,” said Hillary. “They know they can’t win without a third-party candidate.”

Dr. Stein tweeted, “HRC’s rant is exhibit A for how the establishment is using the new Cold War to crack down on dissent & feed the war machine. Instead of addressing the crises working people face, they’re painting progressives as the enemy. It’s as if they’re trying to lose to Trump again.”