Former US Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced she was quitting the Democratic Party and urged fellow 'independent-minded' Democrats to join her.

Former US Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday announced she was quitting the Democratic Party and urged fellow 'independent-minded' Democrats to join her. Gabbard, who incidentally was the first Hindu-American to run for the Presidential race, took to her social media accounts to post the announcement. In the 30-minute video, she did not hold back and took the Democrat Party to the cleaners by referring to it as an 'elitist cabal of warmongers'. "I can no longer remain in today's Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue and stoke anti-white racism," she said. Read more: Hinduphobia is very real, I've experienced in each of my campaigns: Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard added that the so-called woke Democratic Party ideologues were taking over the US and that her former party undermined the basic freedom of people. "I believe in a government that is of, by, and for the people. Unfortunately, today's Democratic Party does not. Instead, it stands for a government of, by, and for the powerful elite." I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue & stoke anti-white racism, actively work to undermine our God-given freedoms, are… pic.twitter.com/oAuTnxZldf — Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) October 11, 2022 × The former Congresswoman, who made history in 2012 by becoming the first American Samoan and practicing Hindu to win election to Hawaii's 2nd district and enter the US House of Representatives, also took on President Joe Biden. “President Biden campaigned on a message of unity, healing the partisan divide bringing the country together. He just gave a big speech saying supporters of President (Donald) Trump are the most extremist group in our country and a threat to our democracy. That’s half the country,” she said. Read more: Tulsi Gabbard condemns Durga Puja violence in Bangladesh "I’m calling on my fellow common sense independent minded Democrats to join me in leaving the Democratic Party. If you can no longer stomach the direction that so-called woke Democratic Party ideologues are taking our country, I invite you to join me," Gabbard signed off as saying. In another post, Gabbard mentioned that the decision to quit the Democratic Party was not made in a haste. She discussed the possibility with Joe Rogan on his famous 'The Joe Rogan Experience' podcast. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Tulsi Gabbard leaves Democratic Party, calls it an 'elitist cabal of warmongers'

Billionaire <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/potential-presidential-candidate-michael-bloomberg-spends-record-amount-for-tv-ads-264108">Michael Bloomberg </a>formally announced on Sunday that he will be running for the US presidential elections in 2020.

"I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America," Bloomberg said on his web portal. He added that we cannot give US President Donald another four years for "reckless" and "unethical"&nbsp;actions.

Interestingly, the 77-year-old had earlier said in March that he will not run for the presidency. Now, three candidates with over 70 years of age are running for the presidency from Democrats.&nbsp;

"He represents an existential threat to our country and our values. If he wins another term in office, we may never recover from the damage," Bloomberg said.

Bloomberg's entry makes the Democratic race even more crowded with the likes of frontrunners including Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warrens, Pete Buttigieg, among others. Now, 18 candidates from the Democratic party will be competing to take on each other.&nbsp;

As the eight-richest men in the world according to Forbes, Bloomberg can able to spend a lot of money for his campaigning.&nbsp;

The media mogul, who is also the founder of Bloomberg LP, has been critical of the left-inclined leaders Sanders and Warrens and calls them ''extremists''. He has also spoken against Warrens for her stance on taxing the super-rich and programs such as universal health care, free college tuition, etc.

Bloomberg is likely to represent the Centrist side of the Democratic party.&nbsp;

On Saturday, it was reported that Bloomberg has spent&nbsp;$31 million in his television advertising campaign, the largest-ever by any presidential candidate in the US.

Sanders criticised this move in a tweet, saying that the candidate should be able to build a grassroot support and if can't do that, then&nbsp;"you have no business running for president."&nbsp;

The amount surpassed the previous record of $25 million spent by former US president Barack Obama when he was running in 2012 and reflects the financial dominance of one of the richest men in the world.

The former mayor of New York (2002-13) took another step closer for 2020 bid when he registered with the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/michael-bloomberg-registers-committee-in-anticipation-of-white-house-run-263771">US Federal Elections Commission </a>on Thursday.&nbsp;

Bloomberg's lists revitalising&nbsp;New York post-9/11, advocacy for gun control and working to control climate change as his achievements as mayor of New York.

Since 2014, he has served as a special UN envoy for climate action and helped several US states, counties and cities finance emissions-reducing projects. &nbsp;

However, Bloomberg is also accused of changing his political stance multiple times. Bloomberg had&nbsp;served as mayor as a Republican.&nbsp;

In 2018,&nbsp;Blomberg donated&nbsp;$100 million to Democrats for gaining their majority back in the House of Representatives.

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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg formally announced on Sunday that he will be running for the US presidential elections in 2020. "I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America," Bloomberg said on his web portal.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg formally announced on Sunday that he will be running for the US presidential elections in 2020. "I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America," Bloomberg said on his web portal. He added that we cannot give US President Donald another four years for "reckless" and "unethical" actions. Interestingly, the 77-year-old had earlier said in March that he will not run for the presidency. Now, three candidates with over 70 years of age are running for the presidency from Democrats. "He represents an existential threat to our country and our values. If he wins another term in office, we may never recover from the damage," Bloomberg said. Bloomberg's entry makes the Democratic race even more crowded with the likes of frontrunners including Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warrens, Pete Buttigieg, among others. Now, 18 candidates from the Democratic party will be competing to take on each other. As the eight-richest men in the world according to Forbes, Bloomberg can able to spend a lot of money for his campaigning. The media mogul, who is also the founder of Bloomberg LP, has been critical of the left-inclined leaders Sanders and Warrens and calls them ''extremists''. He has also spoken against Warrens for her stance on taxing the super-rich and programs such as universal health care, free college tuition, etc. Bloomberg is likely to represent the Centrist side of the Democratic party. On Saturday, it was reported that Bloomberg has spent $31 million in his television advertising campaign, the largest-ever by any presidential candidate in the US. Sanders criticised this move in a tweet, saying that the candidate should be able to build a grassroot support and if can't do that, then "you have no business running for president." The amount surpassed the previous record of $25 million spent by former US president Barack Obama when he was running in 2012 and reflects the financial dominance of one of the richest men in the world. The former mayor of New York (2002-13) took another step closer for 2020 bid when he registered with the US Federal Elections Commission on Thursday. Bloomberg's lists revitalising New York post-9/11, advocacy for gun control and working to control climate change as his achievements as mayor of New York. Since 2014, he has served as a special UN envoy for climate action and helped several US states, counties and cities finance emissions-reducing projects. However, Bloomberg is also accused of changing his political stance multiple times. Bloomberg had served as mayor as a Republican. In 2018, Blomberg donated $100 million to Democrats for gaining their majority back in the House of Representatives. (with inputs from agencies)

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