Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic House representative for Hawaii who became an independent two years ago, announced Tuesday night during a rally for Donald Trump that she was joining the Republican Party.

Former ‘rising star’ Democrat Tulsi Gabbard’s announcement that she’s joining the GOP has been years in the making.

In Georgia, Tulsi Gabbard gave her first address as a Republican, supporting former President Donald Trump and portraying him as a distinct danger to the Washington establishment. She said that the GOP is reverting to its basic principles of equality and public responsiveness,