Instead, it stands for a government of, by, and for the powerful elite. Shes becoming a fixture on Fox News, while recently blasting the Biden administration in terms that would make even some Republicans blanch: Biden chose Harris as his VP because of the color of her skin and sexnot qualification. And she hasnt been shy about tying herself to GOP politics more broadly, declaring on Twitter on 3 November, in the wake of Republican Glenn Youngkins gubernatorial win in Virginia, that the result was a victory for all Americans, because the anti-vaccine-mandate, race-baiting campaign was a resounding rejection of efforts to divide us by race, the stripping of parental rights, and arrogant, deaf leaders. However, she isn't afraid to be critical of her own affiliation. Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 31, 2022, Gabbard has lately insisted that Ukraine is not worth protecting because it isnt actually a democracy, and defended the pandemic-disinformation-spouting podcaster Joe Rogan against the zealots of wokeism, whom she claimed seek to censor voices who do not agree with theirs., Editors picks She had remarked earlier that midterm elections could be tainted by fraud. Gabbard has found fans on both ends of Americas political spectrum since coming to Washington in 2013. The video clip of the former Congresswoman complaining about Instagram has so far been viewed over 250,000 times. [See also: Everything you need to know about the 2022 US Midterm Elections]. Gabbard has often been at odds with Democratic leaders, despite having endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 race after she dropped out. Furthermore, her federal pension is reportedly worth an estimated $200,000 for her role in Capitol Hill for six years. She began her speech by thanking everyone for giving her a warm welcome when she said: "Aloaha! Some GOP candidates appearing with Gabbard who previously defended Putins rationale for invading Ukraine have echoed Donald Trumps opposition to helping Kyiv beat back Moscow. Help cancel Republican voter suppression with the power of your pen by clicking here and signing up to volunteer with Vote Forward, writing personalized letters to targeted voters urging them to exercise their right to vote this year. And she didnt have to. The pragmatism of the progressive lawmakers who rode the lefty wave to prominence including Democratic Representatives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in choosing to cooperate with President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has alienated people who believed that Sanders political revolution promised an end to established power structures, rather than a reorientation of the Democratic Party to a more progressive politics.