Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard announces she is joining Donald Trump's campaign

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard announces she is joining Donald Trump's campaign

Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman who became a darling of Fox News audiences, announced Monday that she was endorsing former President Donald Trump and promised to do everything she could to secure his election.

Appearing on stage with the former president in Detroit, she claimed Trump offered the best chance of pulling the nation back from the 'brink of nuclear war.'

It comes soon after she was recruited by the Trump campaign to help with debate preparation.

And it cements a remarkable journey for an Iraq war veteran who was once seen as a rising star of the Democratic Party.

On Monday, Gabbard highlighted Trump's record in the White House as a time of peace.

'He exercised the courage that we expect from our commander in chief, in exhausting all measures of diplomacy, having the courage to meet with adversaries, dictators, allies and partners alike in the pursuit of peace, seeing war as a last resort,' she said.