Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders in his bid to become president of the United States this morning on “Meet the Press.” She also resigned as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. Just last month, she said she couldn’t take sides due to her position with the DNC.
Gabbard specifically pointed to Sanders’ position on military intervention as part of her endorsement reasoning.
“As a veteran, as a soldier, I’ve seen firsthand the true cost of war. … As we look at our choices as to who our next commander in chief will be is to recognize the necessity to have a commander in chief who has foresight. Who exercises good judgment. Who looks beyond the consequences — who looks at the consequences of the actions that they are willing to take before they take those actions. So that we don’t continue to find ourselves in these failures that have resulted in chaos in the Middle East and so much loss of life,” Gabbard said.
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Shawna Thomas
Shawna is a Senior Producer of "Meet the Press" and also works on expanding the show to multiple NBC News and social media platforms. Before that she was one of NBC News' White House producers, reported on Congress and helped plan NBC's coverage of the 2008 presidential election. She has a degree in political communication from the George Washington University and a graduate degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.