The anti-war military veteran, former Democratic Representative from Hawaii and presidential pre-candidate Tulsi Gabbard, posted a short statement on her Twitter account summarizing why she is leaving the Democratic Party:
“I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers who are driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue and stoke anti-white racism, who actively work to undermine our God-given freedoms, that are enshrined in our Constitution, who are hostile to people of faith and spirituality, demonize the police and protect criminals at the expense of law-abiding Americans, believe in open borders, weaponize the national security state to go after political opponents, and above all, dragging us ever closer to nuclear war.
“I believe in a government that is of, by, and for the people. Unfortunately, today’s Democratic Party does not. Instead, it stands for a government of, by, and for the powerful elite. I’m calling on my fellow common sense independent-minded Democrats to join me in leaving the Democratic Party. If you can no longer stomach the direction that so-called woke Democratic Party ideologues are taking our country, I invite you to join me.”
https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1579788950696185859
She reportedly did not say anything about where she might go next politically, whether she intends to act as an independent or join the Republican Party. Her full, 30-minute statement is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Z1x8Ou8VU&t=1s
