{"id":2362931,"date":"2024-11-01T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-and-dr-phil-compare-open-tent-gop-under-trump-to-hijacked-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T17:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T21:07:06","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-and-dr-phil-compare-open-tent-gop-under-trump-to-hijacked-democratic-party-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-and-dr-phil-compare-open-tent-gop-under-trump-to-hijacked-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard and Dr. Phil compare \u2018open tent\u2019 GOP under Trump to \u2018hijacked\u2019 Democratic Party &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">36<\/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-and-dr-phil-compare-open-tent-gop-under-trump-to-hijacked-democratic-party-washington-examiner%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=2362931&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>In a recent discussion on &#8220;Dr. Phil Primetime,&#8221; former Democratic \u200bRepresentative Tulsi Gabbard and Dr. \u2062Phil McGraw contrasted the \u200cevolving Republican Party under Donald Trump&#8217;s leadership with the\u2063 Democratic Party,\u2062 which Gabbard claimed has\u200b been &#8220;hijacked.&#8221; Gabbard, \u200bwho has recently switched her political affiliation from independent to Republican, stated that the GOP has transformed \u2064into a more inclusive &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/royal-family-feuding-distracts-from-the-sacred-nature-of-coronations\/\" title=\"Royal Family Feuding Distracts From The Sacred Nature Of Coronations\">open tent<\/a>&#8221; party, welcoming a variety of individuals, including herself, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She emphasized\u200b that this shift \u2063began during Trump&#8217;s first \u200bterm and\u2064 has \u2063continued, highlighting\u200d the party&#8217;s commitment to the Constitution and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-security-professionals-run-for-michigan-senate-seat-that-could-decide-majority\/\" title=\"National security experts vie for crucial Michigan Senate seat, determining majority.\">key issues important<\/a> to Americans. In contrast, Gabbard argued that \u2064the Democratic Party no\u200b longer promotes a similar philosophy, suggesting that both \u2064parties have been influenced by extreme fringe\u200d elements.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tulsi Gabbard and Dr. Phil compare &lsquo;open tent&rsquo; GOP under Trump to &lsquo;hijacked&rsquo; Democratic Party<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870183\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic Hawaii Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard&nbsp;<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dr-phil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dr. Phil McGraw<\/a> opened up about the differences between the &ldquo;open tent&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> Party under former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the &ldquo;hijacked&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic <\/a>Party headed by Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The direction of the Republican Party has changed significantly,&rdquo; Gabbard, who recently announced she had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3199603\/tulsi-gabbard-joins-republican-party-trump-rally-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">joined<\/a> the Republican Party, said during an appearance on <em>Dr. Phil Primetime<\/em>. &ldquo;It started with President Trump&rsquo;s first term in office and has continued here in the last year and a half&hellip;into being what we now see, which is really the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">big open tent party<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard publicly switched from being an independent to a Republican on Oct. 22 during a North Carolina Trump rally, and she pointed to the former president&rsquo;s welcoming of herself, Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Danica Patrick as prime examples of the new GOP.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"966\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01thN-_Pq7g\" title=\"Dr. Phil's In Depth Interview With Tulsi Gabbard | Dr. Phil Primetime\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Really bringing people together not because, you know, we all have passed some kind of arbitrary litmus test but because we are committed to and very passionate about the most important issues to the American people that are rooted in our Constitution and our Bill of Rights,&rdquo; she told McGraw.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats used to share a similar mindset, but that is no longer the case, Gabbard argued, and McGraw appeared to agree.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems like we&rsquo;ve got these fringe factions, really on both sides, that have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-urged-to-home-in-on-swing-states-as-some-republicans-worry-about-2024-chances-washington-examiner-some-republicans-fear-overconfidence-could-jeopardize-trumps-chances-in-november\/\" title=\"Trump urged to home in on swing states as some Republicans worry about 2024 chances - Washington Examiner Some Republicans fear overconfidence could jeopardize Trump\u2019s chances in November\">big megaphone<\/a> and talk about these extreme issues that are being pushed,&rdquo; he said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems like the Democrat Party has really been hijacked by these extremists,&rdquo; McGraw added.<\/p>\n<p>Political hijacking and manipulation from Big Tech has birthed a new Democratic Party and scared many within the party from speaking out, according to Gabbard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fear that has been created, like I cannot comprehend, still, how not a single Democrat in the House of Representatives or the United States and neither President Biden or Vice President Harris has taken a stand for Title IX and fairness for women and girls in sports and education,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not a single one of them has stood up and said, &lsquo;Hey, this is wrong to have boys competing against girls in girls sports,&rsquo; and I don&rsquo;t believe that they all have bought into the insanity of that viewpoint. They are just terrified to get up and speak the truth because they don&rsquo;t want to be called a transphobe. They don&rsquo;t want to be called, you know, a bigot and all of the other names they throw out there,&rdquo; Gabbard added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870183\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870183\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tulsi Gabbard and Dr. Phil discuss the GOP&#8217;s &#8216;open tent&#8217; under Trump versus the &#8216;hijacked&#8217; Democratic Party led by Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2644,"featured_media":2362932,"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\/11\/BeFunky-collage-scaled-1024x560.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,32354,6203,37690],"class_list":["post-2362931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-dr-phil","tag-gop","tag-tulsi-gabbard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BeFunky-collage-scaled-1024x560.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362931","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\/2644"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}