 Complete the following phrase:  On January 18, 2017, Gabbard went on a one-week fact-finding mission to Syria and Lebanon, during which Gabbard met various political and religious leaders from Syria and Lebanonas well as regular citizens from both sides of the warand also had two unplanned meetings with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. In April 2017, Gabbard expressed skepticism about claims that Assad used chemical weapons against civilians in 