Tulsi Gabbard, a former Hawaii congresswoman and now an independent, is supporting former President Donald Trump, who is running against Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Gabbard served as the Democratic representative for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District from 2013 to 2021, but announced her departure from the party in 2022, accusing it of being a “warmongering elite.”
The former Democrat, who ran against Harris in the 2019 Democratic presidential primary, was recently asked by Trump to help prepare for the debate ahead of the pair’s head-to-head on September 10 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), host of The Tulsi Gabbard Show and former Congresswoman, speaks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Alex Wong)
During a Democratic primary debate, the then-presidential candidate blasted the vice president for reports that he had jailed hundreds of Californians for marijuana offenses and for openly saying he smokes marijuana himself.
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“After she sent over 1,500 people to prison for marijuana offenses, she laughed when asked if she’d ever smoked marijuana,” Gabbard said of Harris during the debate.
Since switching parties ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, Gabbard has spoken at conservative events such as the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and the Path to a Faith and Freedom Coalition, where she has openly criticized the Democratic Party.
Candidates prepare to debate during the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential election season, co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios on November 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Saul Loeb)
The endorsement came after former Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended his plan to run as an independent for the 2024 presidential election and endorsed Trump.
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In his withdrawal announcement, Kennedy said Democrats “have waged a continuing legal war against both President Trump and me” and “hosted a sham primary.” Kennedy Jr. said he would campaign with Trump until the election.
