{"id":2262585,"date":"2024-06-07T18:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T22:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-doesnt-reject-option-of-joining-republicans-to-run-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T18:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T22:49:49","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-doesnt-reject-option-of-joining-republicans-to-run-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-doesnt-reject-option-of-joining-republicans-to-run-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard is open to the possibility of joining Republicans and running alongside Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftulsi-gabbard-doesnt-reject-option-of-joining-republicans-to-run-with-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262585&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>-called\u200d \u201cneocons\u201d in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\">Trump administration<\/a> that she believes pushed the former president into starting a war with Iran. She also has been very outspoken against cancel culture and has\u200b called for unity and bipartisanship among Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard is leaving \u200dpolitics\u200d after her current term in Congress ends, so her potential future political\u2063 plans are still uncertain, but her openness\u200c to joining the Republican Party or serving in the Trump administration shows a shift in her political views \u200dand potential strategy. It also highlights the ongoing divide within the\u200b Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic representative from Hawaii, has not ruled out the\u2062 possibility of joining Donald Trump on the campaign trail,\u200b even though\u2063 she is not on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-picks-on-trumps-vp-short-list-speaks-out-about-what-45-really-needs-in-a-second-in-command\/\" title=\"VP Shortlist Pick Speaks on What Trump Needs in a Second-in-Command\">vice presidential short list<\/a>. She has been open to the idea of joining the Republican Party and even serving in the Trump administration in various roles such as secretary of state or defense. Gabbard&#8217;s recent meetings with Wisconsin Republican groups,\u2063 as well as her departure from the Democratic Party \u2063due to her \u2063disillusionment \u2063with their beliefs and \u2063practices, show a shift in her political views and possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-first-public-comments-since-leaving-white-house-plays-coy-about-future-plans\/\" title=\"Trump Makes First Public Comments Since Leaving White House \u2013 Plays Coy About Future Plans\">future plans<\/a>. This highlights the ongoing division within the Democratic \u200cParty\u200c and \u200dthe rising popularity of\u2062 bipartisanship among individuals like\u200c Gabbard.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> isn\u2019t on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> vice presidential short list, but she hasn\u2019t rejected the possibility of joining him on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Democrat and former Hawaii representative is well known for her scathing criticism of progressives, hinting in interviews on Thursday that she is open to joining the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never say never,\u201d Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/06\/07\/ex-democrat-tulsi-gabbard-meets-with-wisconsin-gop-groups\/74000918007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em> when asked if she would join the Republican Party, particularly as Trump\u2019s running mate. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>As the state of Hawaii flag flies in the background, then-Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a campaign rally announcing her candidacy for president in Waikiki, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Honolulu. (AP Photo\/Marco Garcia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During another interview on Thursday, Gabbard left the door open to serving in the Trump administration should the former president win a second term. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there are a few different ways I could serve \u2014 as secretary of state, secretary of defense \u2014 there are a few different ways I believe I could best serve our country,\u201d Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RegJoeShow\/status\/1798780683428450533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> radio host Joe Giganti on <em>The Regular Joe Show<\/em>. \u201cUltimately, we\u2019ve got to save our country and win this election. I look forward to finding the best way that I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard\u2019s Wisconsin itinerary included a Friday event hosted by the Republican Party of Dane County, as well as meetings in Brookfield with the Republican Parties of Milwaukee County and Waukesha County. <\/p>\n<p>Gabbard was a member of the Democratic Party for years, rising to the rank of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-ernst-responds-with-list-of-legislation-after-psaki-says-gop-hasnt-proposed-solutions-for-border-crisis\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Ernst Responds With List Of Legislation After Psaki Says GOP Hasn\u2019t Proposed Solutions For Border Crisis\">vice chairwoman<\/a> of the Democratic National Committee from 2013-2016. <\/p>\n<p>After running as a Democrat in the 2020 presidential election, Gabbard\u2019s disillusionment with her party pushed her to become an independent in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>In an announcement explaining her departure, Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TulsiGabbard\/status\/1579788950696185859?s=20&#038;t=E1qreW_thsCHn228LP5X8g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>, \u201cI can no longer remain in today\u2019s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-leaves-democrat-party\/\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard leaves Democrat party\">issue &#038; stoke anti-white racism<\/a>, actively work to undermine our God-given freedoms, are hostile to people of faith &#038; spirituality, demonize the police &#038; protect criminals at the expense of law-abiding Americans, believe in open borders, weaponize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-biden-admin-considering-using-private-firms-to-conduct-warrantless-surveillance-of-u-s-citizens\/\" title=\"CNN: Biden Admin Considering Using Private Firms To Conduct Warrantless Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens\">national security state<\/a> to go after political opponents, and above all, dragging us ever closer to nuclear war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The independent is known for her foreign policy views and has come down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/tulsi-gabbard-neocons-in-trump-administration-placed-dynamite-and-lit-the-fuse-for-war-with-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>harshly<\/a> on some Republicans as \u201cneocon war hawks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving her former party, Gabbard has often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/594863\/watch-tulsi-gabbard-campaigns-for-kari-lake-and-a-return-to-objective-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaigned<\/a> for GOP candidates while defending Trump in the middle of his numerous legal battles. <\/p>\n<p>After Trump\u2019s unprecedented hush money conviction last month, the possible vice president contender <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TulsiGabbard\/status\/1796296401137123623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1796296401137123623%7Ctwgr%5E85d0a5c2f15c8a9a1b5866583ab3933189c5c856%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fpresidential%2F3023279%2Ftrump-guilty-former-presidents-inner-circle-reacts-to-bull-verdict%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> her support for the former president on X. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden: GUILTY of abuse of power,\u201d she said. \u201cBiden: GUILTY of turning our country into a banana republic where those in power use the law to go after their political opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3011279\/trump-bleeding-support-rural-men-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expected<\/a> to be one of the closest races this November. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2016-election\/results\/map\/president\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2016<\/a>, Trump won the swing state by a little more than 27,000 votes. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2020-election\/results\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2020<\/a>, President Joe Biden flipped the state back to blue by\u00a0 20,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Gabbard for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tulsi Gabbard, not on Donald Trump&#8217;s VP shortlist, hasn&#8217;t dismissed campaigning with him. The former Democrat and Hawaii representative, known for criticizing progressives, suggested in Thursday interviews her openness to joining the Republican Party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2262586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP19034132855901.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2262585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP19034132855901.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2262585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2262585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2262585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2262585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}