How Tulsi Gabbard went from Democratic Party rising star to Trump’s VP short list

“…Nearly a decade ago, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was making a name for herself inside Democratic circles on Capitol Hill.

In 2012, she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, and then won a landslide victory in her election to the House of Representatives. The former Hawaii representative served as a vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee from 2013 to 2016 and eventually resigned to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for president in 2016. She ran for the Democratic presidential nomination herself but ultimately ended her candidacy in March 2020 to endorse Joe Biden.

However, over time, she became an outspoken critic of the Democratic Party, appearing frequently on Fox News and even filling in for former host Tucker Carlson. In 2022, she left the Democratic Party as a result of what she said was “growing wokeness, racism, and intolerance.”…”