Tulsi Gabbard Unloads on the Democratic Establishment and Defends Trump at CPAC

“Our democracy is under attack. The perpetrators of this attack are those who, in the name of saving our democracy, are destroying it. I don’t use these words lightly. Every one of us who loves this country and who cherishes peace and freedom should be very alarmed by those who, driven by their insatiable hunger for power, are actively undermining all that we stand for.

“And almost every single day, if you’re paying attention to the news and the headlines, there is some new assault and some new attack. Now, it’s the Democrat elite and the swamp creatures in Washington who are doing all that they possibly can to keep us, the American people, from a very simple thing, having the freedom to choose who we want to be our next president. And it is clear through their actions they have no respect for us, and they have no respect for our rights as citizens of this democratic republic.

“They are so terrified that we may make what they think is the wrong choice that in the name of protecting democracy and saving us from ourselves, they’re actually destroying our democracy and taking away our freedom.

“Now, we look throughout history, and we can see many examples of evildoers who find some justification, who believe that they are doing the right thing. And so, today, we see the Democrat elite say with great concern in their voice, that if the American people elect Donald Trump, again, they warn us he will destroy our democracy. They say he will be the dictator in chief, that if he’s elected, it will be the last election this country sees.

“It’s laughable. It is so crazy. It’s laughable. But they’re justifying their actions by telling themselves that they need to destroy our democracy in order to save it. It’s lunacy, and it’s the mindset and mentality of dictators. They are waging a multi-front battle, and they will stop at nothing until they’re successful.

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“The Democrat elite and their cronies, they’re using our criminal justice system to prosecute and distract the Republican presidential candidate in the midst of his campaign. As we know, Donald Trump currently faces 91 charges in four criminal cases, 44 on the federal side, 47 on the state side. All felonies.

“This most recent ruling in New York with the real estate case — charging him a $355,000,000 fine, plus nearly $100 million in interest for a business transaction where there was no victim or complaint, where all parties made money so egregious that even people who are not fans of Donald Trump are standing up and saying, this is crazy, and criticizing this judge’s decision that from the very beginning, has been a very clearly politically-motivated hit job.

“This is the truth. They’re hoping and doing all that they can, that they can convict Donald Trump of some crime, any crime, to try to undermine his support and therefore prevent what they fear most, a second Trump presidency. And there’s a reason why they’re so afraid of him. Because he poses a threat to this establishment, where they draw their power from.”