唐纳德·特朗普总统对众议员图西·加巴德就弹劾案投了中性票表示“尊重”，两天后，她在推特上发布了此前的一次采访，称他不适合担任总司令。
当涉及弹劾条款——阻碍国会和滥用权力——时，加巴德，民主党和总统候选人，是唯一一位在12月18日以“出席”而不是“是”或“否”投票的众议院议员。
尽管加巴德与民主党有决定性的决裂，但她似乎对接受特朗普上周末的赞扬不感兴趣——这一举动似乎象征着该候选人迄今为止在弹劾问题上的谨慎态度。虽然她说总统犯了错误，但她也抨击民主党人的“部落仇恨”，这些仇恨推动了他们迄今为止的调查。
“我尊重她。前几天她没有投票。我非常尊重她。因为她知道这是错的。特朗普周六在佛罗里达州西棕榈滩说道今日美国。
作为一个明显的回应，加巴德在希尔电视上发布了她的采访上升的周一分段。在信中，她拒绝解释自己对弹劾的中立投票，但坚称总统的外交政策决定违背了美国的利益和国家安全。
“听着，毫无疑问，唐纳德·特朗普不适合担任总统和总司令。我已经说了一遍又一遍，”加巴德告诉主持人郑秀晶·鲍尔和萨加尔·恩杰蒂。“为此，我正在竞选总统以击败他。
“他向叙利亚发射了非法和违反宪法的导弹，”加巴德继续说道。“我们在国会没有看到任何关于这一点的讨论。”
她补充说，总统还撕毁了伊朗核协议，并使美国与该国更接近战争。
11月11日，民主党总统候选人图西·加巴德在洛杉矶纪念体育馆外举行的退伍军人节开幕式上会见记者。
当加巴德第一次谈到弹劾投票时，她说，在审查了众议院司法委员会658页的报告后，她认为调查过于偏袒，尽管越来越多的证据表明特朗普利用美国外交政策为其2020年连任竞选服务。
“我站在中间，决定投‘礼物’”，加巴德在视频中说。尽管特朗普违反了公众信任，并“犯有不法行为”，她继续说道，“罢免现任总统决不能是党派进程的高潮，党派进程是由严重分裂我们国家的部落仇恨推动的。”
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TULSI GABBARD SAYS DONALD TRUMP IS 'UNFIT TO SERVE' AFTER PRESIDENT COMMENDS HER FOR VOTING 'PRESENT' ON IMPEACHMENT
Two days after President Donald Trump gave Representative Tulsi Gabbard "respect" for casting a neutral vote on his impeachment, she tweeted an earlier interview in which she said he was unfit to serve as commander in chief.
When it came to both impeachment articles—obstruction of Congress and abuse of power—Gabbard, a Democrat and presidential candidate, was the only member of the House to cast her vote as "present" instead of yea or nay on December 18.
Despite her decisive break with the Democrats, Gabbard doesn't seem interested in accepting this past weekend's praise from Trump—a move that seems emblematic of the candidate's careful dance on impeachment thus far. While she's said the president committed wrongdoing, she's also blasted Democrats for the "tribal animosities" that have fueled their investigation to date.
"I give her respect. She didn't vote the other day. I give her a lot of respect. Because she knew it was wrong. She took a pass," Trump said Saturday in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to USA Today.
In an apparent response, Gabbard posted her interview on The Hill TV's Rising segment on Monday. In it, she declined to explain her neutral vote on impeachment but maintained that the president's foreign policy decisions were counter to American interests and national security.
"Look, there is no question in my mind that Donald Trump is unfit to serve as president and commander in chief. I've said this over and over again," Gabbard told hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti. "I am running for president to defeat him for that reason.
"He launched an illegal and unconstitutional attack launching missiles into Syria," Gabbard continued. "We don't see any of the talk in Congress about that."
She added that the president also tore up the Iran nuclear agreement and brought the United States closer to war with that nation.
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard meets with reporters at the inaugural Veterans Day L.A. event held outside of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 11.
When Gabbard first addressed her impeachment vote, she said that after reviewing the House Judiciary Committee's 658-page report, she decided the inquiry was simply too partisan, despite mounting evidence that Trump used U.S. foreign policy to serve his 2020 bid for re-election.
"I am standing in the center and decided to vote 'present,'" Gabbard said in the video. Though Trump violated the public trust and is "guilty of wrongdoing," she continued, the "removal of a sitting president must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country."
Gabbard's campaign did not immediately respond to Newsweek's request for comment.
