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    Tulsi Gabbard endorses Trump for president, cites foreign policy

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    Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who ran for president as a Democrat four years ago, endorsed former President Donald Trump for the White House on Monday at the National Guard Association’s annual meeting in Michigan.

    Gabbard, a National Guard veteran who served twice in the Middle East, made the announcement on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing at the main airport outside Kabul in Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. service members and more than 150 Afghans.

    “This administration is confronting us with multiple wars on multiple fronts and in multiple regions around the world, and we are closer to the brink of nuclear war than ever before,” Gabbard said. “This is one of the most important reasons why I am committed to doing everything I can to return President Trump to the White House.”

    Trump took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to honor the 13 service members who died during the U.S. withdrawal. Later in Detroit, he blamed Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden for what he called a “catastrophic” withdrawal.

    “The humiliations in Afghanistan, inflicted by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, have led to the loss of American credibility and respect around the world,” Trump said in a speech to the National Guard Association of the United States.

    According to Reuters, a 2023 assessment published by the US State Department concluded that both the Trump and Biden administrations had made mistakes in the run-up to the withdrawal.

    Trump praised Gabbard’s military service during his speech at the National Guard’s annual meeting, highlighting her rank as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve and her many overseas deployments.

    “Every time she ran, she was good. She did well. She decided to leave, she couldn’t do it anymore. But she’s very special,” Trump said. “And I didn’t know this, but she’s a lieutenant colonel. That’s not bad. Lieutenant colonel? Not bad. I didn’t know that, you know? I just found out. I said, ‘Put that down. You’ve got to put that down’ (in his speech). That’s better than anything else I’ve read.”

    More: Tulsi Gabbard has abandoned her longstanding Democratic policy positions. Is it a push to serve with Donald Trump?

    Gabbard’s foreign policy has long been shaped by her experiences as a combat veteran and consistently reflects her anti-interventionist stance. She has been an outspoken critic of U.S. involvement in conflicts such as Syria and Afghanistan and has also opposed military aid to Ukraine.

    Gabbard also reportedly helped Trump prepare for an upcoming debate with Harris. The two women clashed during the 2020 Democratic primaries, but both ultimately dropped out and endorsed Biden.Reuters contributed to the reporting of this story.

    Jeremy Yurow is a Hawaii-based political reporter for the USA TODAY Network. You can reach him at [email protected] or on X, formerly Twitter @JeremyYurow

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