Gabbard says ‘fully committed to serve’ as US president
US Representative Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic White House contender, has announced that she is “fully committed to my offer to serve” as president of the United States and said that she will not seek reelection to Congress.
“I'm so grateful to the people of Hawaiʻi for allowing me to serve you in Congress for the last 7 years. Throughout my life, I’ve always made my decisions based on where I felt I could do the most good,” Gabbard wrote in a series of tweets posted on early Friday.
“In light of the challenges we face, I believe I can … best serve the people of Hawaiʻi & our country as President and Commander-in-Chief,” she continued.
I'm so grateful to the people of Hawaiʻi for allowing me to serve you in Congress for the last 7 years. Throughout my life, I’ve always made my decisions based on where I felt I could do the most good. In light of the challenges we face, I believe I can... https://t.co/cNcjSNSoZl pic.twitter.com/h3wM6AZLMs
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) October 25, 2019
Gabbard, who has represented Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District since 2013, defeated her Republican opponent in last year’s midterm elections by a margin of over 50 percent.
Her decision is also likely to stoke speculation that she is considering running as a third-party presidential candidate, especially following her high-profile clash over the past week with 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Last week, former US secretary of state Clinton suggested the Russians were “grooming” Gabbard to give up her Democratic primary bid and run for president as a third-party candidate and champion their interests.
In response, Gabbard blasted Clinton, calling her the “embodiment of corruption” and “the queen of warmongers.”
Gabbard called Clinton the "personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long.”
Gabbard then called on Clinton to "face her directly" in the 2020 Democratic primary.
A former adviser to the Clinton family has claimed that Clinton, who lost the 2016 race for the White House to Republican Donald Trump, is once again considering running for president in 2020.
Clinton, a former first lady, has said that she still regrets losing the 2016 presidential face-off with Trump. She has said that even though she doesn't want to run again for the White House, "I'd like to be president."
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