When Rep. Tulsi Gabbard chose not to support President Trump’s impeachment in the dramatic Wednesday evening vote on two articles of impeachment, the Hawaii Democrat was merely taking a position held by almost half the country. But for failing to toe the party line and support the hyperpartisan impeachment of the president in the absence of any criminal allegations, Gabbard earned herself the ire of the Democratic Party’s establishment. It responded, once again, by smearing the liberal combat veteran as a traitor to the country.

The left-wing Democratic activist Charlotte Clymer accused Gabbard of being indifferent to treason. Meanwhile, the establishment flak and ex-Hillary Clinton acolyte Neera Tanden seized on the congresswoman’s vote to say that she “called Tulsi Gabbard two years ago,” referencing her long-standing campaign to paint the veteran as a Russian asset and traitor. Even the formerly conservative Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin chimed in after Gabbard’s vote, saying, “Gabbard shows her stripes.”