Former Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D) has endorsed Rep. Tulsi GabbardTulsi GabbardGabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Clinton It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process 125 lawmakers urge Trump administration to support National Guard troops amid pandemic MORE (D-Hawaii) in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
“As a former Cleveland mayor and eight-term U.S. congressman, I remain concerned that our country is spending too much time looking for dragons to slay in other countries instead of taking care of things here at home,” Kucinich, who ran for the White House in 2004 and 2008, said in a video shared on Twitter on Monday by an ABC News campaign reporter.
“That’s why I’m supporting Tulsi Gabbard for the Democratic nomination for president. She has the courage and the intelligence to get our country back on track,” Kucinich added.
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In a new video released over the weekend @Dennis_Kucinich formally endorsed @TulsiGabbard for president.
Gabbard previously endorsed Kucinich for his bid Ohio Governor in 2018. pic.twitter.com/sdUZNkFf8c
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Gabbard campaign spokesman Cullen Tiernan confirmed Kucinich’s endorsement.
Kucinich, who was no longer a congressman at the time, accompanied Gabbard during a 2017 trip to Syria where they met with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Gabbard has been criticized, notably by former Democratic primary candidate Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (Calif.), for being an “apologist” for Assad.
At a CNN town hall in March, Gabbard said, “the evidence need to be gathered” regarding Assad’s actions.
“If there is evidence that he has committed war crimes, he should be prosecuted as such,” she said.