Gabbard joins Yang and throws cold water on Democratic impeachment efforts

Published January 2, 2020 8:18pm ET



Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii set herself apart from most of her 2020 Democratic primary competitors this week by throwing cold water on her party’s efforts to remove President Trump from office. Her argument was that it could backfire badly in the presidential election.

“[The] House impeachment of the president has greatly increased the likelihood that Donald Trump will remain the president for the next 5 years,” she said on Tuesday.

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