Ex-presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard celebrates the defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe

Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard celebrated Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in the Virginia gubernatorial election and the defeat of his Democrat opponent Terry McAuliffe.

"McAuliffe’s loss is a victory for all Americans. Why? Because it was a resounding rejection of efforts to divide us by race, the stripping of parental rights, and arrogant, deaf leaders. This benefits us all," Gabbard said in a tweet.

McAuliffe’s loss is a victory for all Americans. Why? Because it was a resounding rejection of efforts to divide us by race, the stripping of parental rights, and arrogant, deaf leaders. This benefits us all.

— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) November 3, 2021

Gabbard has attacked other Democratic politicians, including President Joe Biden following the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan.

"The faith and trust that the American people need to have in our leaders is dropping every day. The Department of Homeland Security Secretary recently told Congress our borders are secure. This is what he said, this kind of bold-faced lie whether it has to do with domestic issues or foreign policy issues," Gabbard said in a statement on the Daily Wire.

"We’ve seen this with Afghanistan and the tragically botched withdrawal of our troops and Americans out of Afghanistan, when people are being lied to, the American people are being lied to, it is revealing of the arrogance, and the self-serving nature of leaders who are in power in this country,” she continued. 

"And the disrespect, the disrespect that they have for the American people, and it’s why people are losing faith and trust in those leaders. If we have leaders who respect the people, then the people will respect our leaders. If we have leaders who trust the American people, we will trust our leaders. And that’s the problem here is we don’t have leaders who have that trust and respect and who therefore put themselves ahead of the interests of the people."

Gabbard also attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for removing gendered pronouns from the House of Representatives, saying Democrats' actions don't empower women. 

"It absolutely does the very opposite of that, and it’s the height of hypocrisy for people who claim to be the champions of rights for women to deny the very biological existence of women."