A former congresswoman who ran to be the Democratic candidate for the presidency in 2020, Tulsi Gabbard has officially endorsed Donald Trump for the forthcoming presidential election.
On Monday, Trump welcomed Ms Gabbard, 43, to a stage in Detroit, in the key swing state of Michigan.
Ms Gabbard left the Democratic Party in 2022, stating she left because of its “wokeness”.
She currently is a regular guest on Fox News.
Ms Gabbard in her statement appealed to Democrats, Republicans and independents alike to pick Trump at the ballot box in November – saying it was a matter of “saving our country and serving the people”.
Ms Gabbard ran for president in 2020, championing liberal issues like government-run healthcare, free college tuition and gun control.
But Joe Biden became the Democratic nominee that year, and went on to win the presidency. Two years later, Ms Gabbard quit as a Democrat, saying the party had succumbed to “cowardly wokeness”.
By early 2024, she was singing the praises of Mr Biden’s rival, Trump, who will this time compete for the White House against Kamala Harris.
BBC
