{"id":2334440,"date":"2024-08-30T16:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-explains-decision-to-back-trump-this-is-personal\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:35:22","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-explains-decision-to-back-trump-this-is-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-explains-decision-to-back-trump-this-is-personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard Explains Decision to Back Trump: \u2018This Is Personal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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-explains-decision-to-back-trump-this-is-personal%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=2334440&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>Tulsi Gabbard, a former Hawaii lawmaker, \u200bhas publicly \u200cendorsed \u2064Donald\u200b Trump \u200dfor the upcoming election, just four years after supporting Joe Biden. In an interview on Fox Business, Gabbard explained her reasoning, highlighting that the current choice for Americans is between Trump, who she claims values peace and freedom, and Vice President\u2064 Kamala\u200b Harris, whom she accuses of fostering\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/38-iranian-dissidents-urge-biden-to-keep-trumps-pressure-on-despotic-regime\/\" title=\"38 Iranian Dissidents Urge Biden To Keep Trump\u2019s Pressure On Despotic Regime\">tyrannical government<\/a>. Gabbard reflected on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-6-in-10-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-under-biden-admin\/\" title=\"Study: Majority of Americans Struggle Financially Under Biden Administration\">increasing global\u2063 tensions<\/a> and domestic challenges under the Biden administration, including wars and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-to-release-revised-guidance-reducing-covid-19-quarantine-time-from-14-days-to-7-10\/\" title=\"CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10\">economic hardship<\/a>. She argues that the United States\u2019 international standing\u200d has diminished and warned that America&#8217;s adversaries have grown bolder. Gabbard&#8217;s endorsement comes as the nation approaches a pivotal election, where contrasting records of Trump and Biden-Harris will be at stake.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following Tulsi Gabbard&rsquo;s endorsement of former President Donald Trump, the ex-Hawaii lawmaker explained what led her to back the the 45th president just four years after supporting his Democratic opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard, who endorsed Joe Biden in his 2020 presidential campaign after the failure of her own bid for the office, explained her embrace of Trump to Fox Business&rsquo; David Asman.<\/p>\n<p>Asman and Gabbard&rsquo;s conversation happened on Tuesday&rsquo;s &ldquo;Kudlow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard&rsquo;s appearance on Fox Business came a day after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-officially-joins-team-trump-vows-work-save-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publicly endorsed Trump<\/a> at a National Guard Association convention in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since you and RFK are part of the Trump campaign, explain why,&rdquo; Asman asked. &ldquo;Why did you go with Trump?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Gabbard said it is &ldquo;very clear&rdquo; that the choice in this election couldn&rsquo;t be clearer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To put it simply, the choice for the American people is a choice with Donald Trump, a man who values peace, prosperity and freedom,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;He has a record that proves that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And Vice President Kamala Harris, whose record shows an increasingly tyrannical government undermining our freedoms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former Democratic lawmaker brought up the state of America and the world over the last four years, underlining the threat Vice President Kamala Harris would pose should the &ldquo;vice&rdquo; in her title be lopped off.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are embroiled in multiple wars and the world is closer to the brink of nuclear war than ever before,&rdquo; Gabbard said. &ldquo;With increasing economic hardship for Americans throughout these last three and a half years she has served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> of the United States. The contrast couldn&rsquo;t be more clear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is personal for me,&rdquo; Gabbard said, pointing to her experience as a soldier in the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n<p>Watch her full comments below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard explains why she's endorsing Trump: 'This is personal for me'\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K02fuIFo2kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Gabbard affirmed what much of America realizes by now &mdash; the United States&rsquo; clout around the world is fading fast under the Biden-Harris administration.<\/p>\n<p>Across the southernmost states, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outlet-edits-article-protect-kamala-harris-claims-never-bidens-border-czar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border czar Harris<\/a> has been absent as hundreds of thousands of unknown foreign nationals illegally crossed into America.<\/p>\n<p>Our adversaries overseas have become even more emboldened, with Russia invading neighboring Ukraine and a rapidly-growing China <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressional-report-comes-shocking-conclusion-fight-us-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now considered capable<\/a> of facing off against the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Terror groups also appear to feel unthreatened by Biden and Harris, as can be seen by rebel actions in the Red Sea crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; actions stand in stark contrast to the success seen under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Americans will decide which of these two track records will define our nation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Gabbard, who endorsed Joe Biden during his 2020 presidential campaign after her own unsuccessful run for the office, shared her rationale for supporting Trump in an interview with Fox Business&#8217; David Asman on Tuesday&#8217;s &#8220;Kudlow.&#8221; Her appearance came a day after she publicly endorsed Trump at a National Guard Association convention in Detroit. When Asman asked her to explain her decision to support Trump alongside RFK, Gabbard stated that the choice in this election is clear. She emphasized that Americans have a choice between Donald Trump\u2014a man who prioritizes peace, prosperity, and freedom\u2014and Vice President Kamala Harris, whose record reflects an increasingly oppressive government that undermines freedoms. <\/p>\n<p>Gabbard highlighted the current state of America and global affairs over the past four years and warned about the potential dangers if Harris were to ascend without &#8220;vice&#8221; in her title. She noted that America is involved in multiple conflicts and is closer than ever to nuclear war while economic hardships have increased under Harris&#8217;s vice presidency. &#8220;The contrast couldn&#8217;t be more evident,&#8221; she asserted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is personal for me,&#8221; Gabbard said, referencing her experience as a U.S. Army soldier. She pointed out how many Americans recognize that U.S. influence globally has diminished under Biden-Harris leadership\u2014citing issues like border security failures and increased aggression from adversaries such as Russia and China.<\/p>\n<p>Terrorist groups also seem emboldened by Biden and Harris\u2019s policies, as evidenced by recent crises like those occurring in the Red Sea region\u2014contrasting sharply with successes during Trump&#8217;s administration. 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