Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), the vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said she was uninvited from the first Democratic presidential debate after she appeared on national television and called for more debates, as reported Monday by The New York Times.
Gabbard appeared on MSNBC last Monday and said that there should be more than the six sanctioned debate for the Democratic hopefuls. A day later, Gabbard said she received an email sent by the chief of staff to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) — the chairwoman of the national committee — “about her attendance,” according to New York Times.
An unidentified source told the Times that Gabbard was not uninvited, but that Wasserman Shcultz did not want a “distraction” that could separate the party.
The first Democratic debate, hosted by CNN, is scheduled to take place Tuesday beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Gabbard told the publication that she would watch from Hawaii.
Hey, she’s from Hawaii, Dems should only allow U.S. citizens to attend the debates!
Signed
Donald Trump
Uninvited means you were never invited; disinvited means your invitation was rescinded.
dws is a horrible dnc chairman. what are you afraid of, debbie…
My gosh! Democrats encouraging party unity? Unheard of in modern history! Why, the next thing you know, they’ll take back the Senate, and the House too!
Tulsi Gabbard has been doing a lot of self-promoting over the last several years, It is starting to get a little tired. There’s a way to advocate for more debates without grandstanding and trying to upstage the DNC leadership. And I too believe there should be at least two additional DNC sanctioned debates.