Gabbard Not Yet Backing Clinton
The Sanders “surrogate” still has a number of issues concerning the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
In case you missed it, Hawaii’s top supporter of Bernie Sanders聽is not prepared to聽endorse Hillary Clinton in the presidential election.
鈥淚鈥檓 not prepared to do that,鈥 Rep. Tulsi Gabbard told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer Friday back Clinton. “There are a number of issues that I am concerned about and I look forward to discussing with you again in the future.”
Here’s more:
鈥淭here are a lot of things I鈥檓 looking at. In particular, this issues that [Clinton] has not moved on at all in this campaign, which is this commitment to continue this interventionist regime change policy in Syria that is proving so disastrous.鈥 Gabbard also refused comment on whether Sanders is overstaying his welcome in the presidential race. 鈥淚鈥檓 not going to go there,鈥 said Gabbard, a former vice chairwoman at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “I respect Bernie Sanders, whatever decisions that he makes. I think there鈥檚 a Democratic presumptive nominee at this point.鈥
Sanders, the Vermont senator, has yet to concede to Clinton, though the former secretary of state has more than enough delegates 鈥 both super and normal 鈥 to clinch the nomination.
Read Civil Beat’s related article,聽Seeking Third Term, Gabbard Focuses On Defense, Foreign Policy.
On interventionist wars: The road to hell is often paved with good intentions. -Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
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