Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician, United States Army Reserve officer and political commentator who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard was the first Hindu member of Congress and also the first Samoan-American voting member of Congress.
She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election, before leaving the party and becoming independent in October 2022. Gabbard ended her presidential candidacy to endorse Joe Biden and was succeeded by Kai Kahele in the House of Representatives on January 3, 2021.
Since ending her presidential campaign, Gabbard has taken conservative positions on issues such as abortion and transgender rights. Gabbard endorsed Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act received public disagreement from teacher unions, and in 2022 was a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
What does Tulsi Gabbard do now?
In January 2021, Gabbard launched her own podcast: This is Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard ended her presidential candidacy to endorse Joe Biden and was succeeded by Kai Kahele in the House of Representatives on January 3, 2021.
Tulsi Gabbard, a former congresswoman from Hawaii and 2020 presidential candidate, says she’s no longer a member of the Democratic Party.
In a video statement posted to Twitter, Gabbard explained her decision to leave, despite holding several offices as a Democrat since 2002, including vice chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2013 to 2016.
She said the party is “now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers” and said it is driven by “wokeness,” the term often used to describe political correctness.