USA Former Democratic presidential candidate campaigns for Trump

Former Democratic presidential candidate and congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who has since turned her back on her party, is supporting Republican candidate Donald Trump in November's election.

She is committed to doing everything she can to get him back into the White House, Gabbard said.

Referring to the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the former National Guard soldier said that Trump's first task in office would be to bring the USA back "from the brink of war". The Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, on the other hand, stands for the curtailment of freedom and the abuse of power, Gabbard believes.

Gabbard ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 - but had no serious chances and, after giving up her own ambitions, backed Joe Biden, who won the election for the Democrats. In her election campaign at the time, the MP from Hawaii campaigned for the demilitarization of US foreign policy, among other things.

The now 43-year-old politician had to defend herself against accusations that her candidacy was supported by Russia and was only aimed at weakening the Democrats. At the time, Trump repeatedly defended Gabbard against these accusations - which is why some Democrats viewed her with even greater skepticism.

Gabbard was a member of the House of Representatives in Washington from 2013 to 2021. Her positions were often at odds with those of her party. For example, Gabbard traveled to Syria in 2017 to meet with ruler Bashar al-Assad. She was heavily criticized for the trip. After her time in parliament, Gabbard broke away from the Democrats and. Since then, she has frequently appeared in conservative media.