Posted on 08/26/2024 5:23:24 PM PDT by cba123
Tulsi Gabbard, the one-time Democratic presidential hopeful who had hoped to run against Donald Trump in 2020, completed an astonishing reversal Monday by warmly endorsing the former president.
Gabbard quit her safe Hawaii House district in 2019 to join the packed 2020 Democratic presidential field. After dropping out of the race, she endorsed Joe Biden as the best man to “heal the divisiveness that has been tearing our country apart.”
But on Monday she spoke at a meeting of the National Guard Association in Detroit, Michigan, which was also addressed by Trump—and called for the country to vote for him. "I am committed to doing all that I can to send President Trump back to the White House,” she said.
Gabbard served in the Army National Guard in Afghanistan, where she was decorated for her service. She is now an officer in the Army Reserve and framed her military credentials as part of her justification for now backing Trump.
“I know what I mean when I share with you that President Trump understands the grave responsibility that a president and commander-in-chief bears for every single one of our lives,” she said.
“He keeps us in his heart in the decisions that he makes,” she added. “We saw this through his first term in the presidency when he not only didn’t start any new wars, he took action to de-escalate and prevent wars. The same cannot be said about Kamala Harris. In fact the opposite is true.”
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Really. Importantly, right from the center of your opponent’s strength.
For real.
Promote Vance to Secretary of State.
😎
Knew it all along so why make it formal? I guess most don’t know.
“Trump, Tulsi would be a strong upgrade to your ticket. She would bring in LOTS of additional votes.
Really. Importantly, right from the center of your opponent’s strength.
For real.
Promote Vance to Secretary of State.”
Totally agree ! But it’s not going to happen .
right LOL, because an endorsement means loyalty to the head on the ticket or even a party you don’t even belong to?
Maga makeover.
Notice the subtle sexism from the left.
I’m inclined to agree. Gabbard would be a good VP and Vance would do well as Secretary of State.
Have any RINOs defected to Harris,yet?
> Trump, Tulsi would be a strong upgrade to your ticket. <
Agreed. But that ship has sailed. It’s Trump/Vance.
However, Gabbard would bring in many soccer moms. So Trump needs to campaign alongside her, and frequently.
I continue to worry about the Democrat cheat machine (see my tagline). But this welcome Gabbard endorsement calms me down a little.
She made it quite clear in her book "For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind".
But apparently some FReepers can't read, or prefer to slander a hugely powerful ally with inaccuracies.
Still don’t trust her.
Sure, Trump-hate is a hell of a drug.
You know, not all Trump voters are “MAGA Republicans”.
It’s s stroke of political genius by Schumer/Pelosi to create this political ghetto, to try to keep as many Democrats and Independents out of it and away from Trump as possible.
RFK jr and Tulsi are the first hits back, hopefully there will be more.
She hasn’t switched parties and there are people who won’t accept her gun stances and climate change stance. Trump would have has a lot of trouble with that. I really do like her but I understand why he didn’t have her in his final picks.
VP isn’t all it’s made out to be. Yes I agree she might help on election day to capture a fair portion of those voters who think with their genitals, and there’s a lot of them, but it’s possible she wouldn’t want the job, as it is (as I understand it) thankless and draining if the responsibilities you are tasked with are to be discharged correctly.
Of the 15 vice presidents who went on to become president, eight succeeded to the office on the death of a president, and four of these were later elected president.
Gabbard would make a good SANSA for Trump, a MAGA version of Condoleezza Rice, and that is a much more powerful position that VP, or as Franklin put it (I think), Your Superfluous Excellency.
I think he will put Tulsi in a military oriented role.
It appears Trump has adopted a “Big Tent” approach this time, which I agree with.
The threats to this country are so great, that as long as people understand the threat and oppose them, that’s what really matters right now. Once that threat is eliminated, then they can all go back into their corners.
Kinzinger, Lynn Cheney, Christine Todd Whitman, Bill Weld, Michael Luttig, the list is long.
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