Tulsi Gabbard supports Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny: Protector mindset remains even without uniform.

Tulsi Gabbard Defends Marine Corps Vet Daniel Penny: Protector Mindset Isn’t Tossed Aside When Uniform Is Taken Off

A former Democratic lawmaker is coming to the defense of Daniel Penny in the midst of his legal troubles.

Penny is the Marine Corps veteran who put Jordan Neely in a chokehold on the New York City subway after the mentally disturbed homeless man allegedly behaved in a threatening manner toward other passengers. Neely died in the May 1 incident.

Despite witness accounts about Neely’s behavior, protesters in the city demanded Penny be held accountable, and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office filed a second-degree manslaughter charge against him on May 11.

Although many in the establishment media and on the political left are calling for his head, many others have come to Penny’s defense.

One such person is Tulsi Gabbard, the former congresswoman from Hawaii who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and left the party last year as it lurched further and further to the left.

During an appearance Monday on Fox News’ “The Five,” Gabbard said that she could relate to Penny, as, like him, she is also a military veteran who understands the commitment that people like him make to protect and serve our nation.

Gabbard also said, however, the commitment and mindset of protecting and serving the American people is not something that only applies when wearing a uniform, and that it is a part of the life of all servicemen and women.