First published at 12:43 UTC on October 12th, 2022.
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π Tulsi Gabbard announces she's leaving the Democratic Paβ¦
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π βIf you are silent about the worldwide persecution of Christians you are in some way complicit.β
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π Tulsi Gabbard announces she's leaving the Democratic Party.
The former congresswoman said the party is "now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness."
In a video statement posted on social media, Gabbard, 41, accused Democrats of dividing the country "by racializing every issue, stoking anti-white racism" and "actively working to undermine our God-given freedoms enshrined in our Constitution."
"The Democrats of today are hostile to people of faith and spirituality," she continued. "They demonize the police and protect criminals at the expense of law-abiding Americans. The Democrats of today believe in open borders and weaponize the national security state to go after political opponents. Above all else, the Democrats of today are dragging us ever closer to nuclear war."
Gabbard said the Democratic Party stands for a government of, by and for the "powerful elite," and she called on her fellow "independent-minded Democrats" to leave the party, as well.
Her comments aligned much more with the views held by Republican elected officials, who have blamed Democrats for a rise in crime and for a surge of migrants entering the country at the Mexican border.
Although Gabbard ran for the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 cycle, she has often questioned where the party has stood on various issues and criticized Democratic leaders.
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