Tulsi Gabbard's Endorsement Of Trump Ignites Social Media Reactions [CORRECTION]
Not surprisingly, former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’sendorsement of Donald Trump attracted a lot of attention on social media ― and a lot of Vladimir Putin jokes.
Gabbard officially endorsed Trump’s presidential campaign on Monday at the National Guard Association of the United States event in Detroit, saying the former president “understands the grave responsibility that a president and commander in chief bears for every single one of our lives.”
I was a Democrat for over 20 years. Today, I endorsed Donald Trump for President. WATCH to hear why: pic.twitter.com/lwA8FYFx8h
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) August 26, 2024
Gabbard previously represented Hawaii as a Democrat from 2013 to 2021 and briefly ran for the party’s presidential nomination in 2020 before leaving the party in 2022 to become an independent.
However, earlier this year, she made no secret about her desire to be Trump’s running mate, telling Donald Trump Jr. that she’d be “honored to actually be in a position to help President Trump execute his policies.”
This was a switch from 2019, when she called him “corrupt.”
But many people on X, formerly Twitter, seemed more interested in how Russian President Vladimir Putin might feel about the endorsement. In 2019, Gabbard sued former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for suggesting that she was a “Russian asset.”
Gabbard has also been criticized for refusing to condemn Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying that the accused war criminal is “not the enemy of the United States because Syria does not pose a direct threat to the United States.”
Gabbard’s endorsement of Trump brought out major snark from various people on X.
Tulsi Gabbard endorses Donald Trump.
And somewhere Vladimir Putin is beaming with pride. pic.twitter.com/MOTrA3egsh— Andrew McGill (@AndrewMcGIsMe) August 26, 2024
BREAKING: Useful idiot, tulsi gabbard endorses trump. pic.twitter.com/bJoaDTjGhw
— 𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙊𝙆𝙔 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝘾𝙀 GAZETTE🇺🇸 (@FrancisWegner) August 26, 2024
I’m shocked I tell you SHOCKED!!! She’s probably holding a state room party at the Kremlin as we speak. pic.twitter.com/njh4PYLWOp
— Adam L (Certified Cajun)🇺🇸🦅™️ (@ACL80GFYS) August 26, 2024
BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard endorses Trump*
*accuracy of captions not guaranteed#Tulskipic.twitter.com/X5ryjUtURz— Jim Stewartson, Counterinsurgent 🇺🇸🇺🇦💙🎈 (@jimstewartson) August 26, 2024
Let me guess. This is the big get Jr. RFK was talking about when he said, Big Democrats were going to endorse Trump this week.
I hate to break the news, but Tulsi Gabbard isn't a Democrat and never was. Looking at her work with Putin and Assad. She barely qualifies as a citizen. https://t.co/7MvPVnLX9q— I'MYOURHUCKLEBERRY (@PLSgetserious) August 26, 2024
Others weren’t impressed for other reasons.
It’s official: black flies endorse dog turds.
— sharks 🇺🇸 (@Sharks2K20) August 26, 2024
Just think for a second and consider that RFK Jr ending his campaign and endorsing Trump on Friday was such a flop.....They had to trot Tulsi out today in Michigan to endorse Trump to try and keep the news cycle.
Who's next?— BigTeezy (@TNSouthernlib) August 26, 2024
This is a better endorsement than Tulsi Gabbard. https://t.co/vjhbcRPfRM
— Bobby Paulk 🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@PaulkBobby) August 26, 2024
Remember when Kamala Harris DRAGGED Tulsi Gabbard? Kamala is the aunt of EVERY family you don’t want to piss off… Reminds me of my Aunt Debra 🥴 pic.twitter.com/3ObthdD57e
— Michael (@americanmikey_) August 26, 2024
Only ppl who live online think RFK and Tulsi Gabbard are endorsements that matter.
Not a singular Harris Campaign strategy will change.— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) August 26, 2024
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Tulsi Gabbard had traveled to Russia in 2022. The article has been amended to remove that statement and more accurately characterize the nature of allegations about Gabbard being a “Russian asset.”
