Tulsi Gabbard used to be one of the Democratic Party’s most influential voices. As recently as 2012, Nancy Pelosi glowingly referred to her as “an emerging star.”

Fast forward to today, however, and Gabbard is warning Americans to stay as far away from her former party as possible, correctly depicting it as a threat to our republic plagued by modern-day authoritarian instincts. She is even being touted as a possible running mate for Donald Trump.

A reversal that extreme is rare in 21st-century politics. What caused it? Did Tulsi Gabbard’s ideology suddenly flip, or did the Democratic Party simply become too crazy to bear?

Tulsi Gabbard joined Tucker Carlson Encounter to reveal what’s behind her transformation, and as you can imagine, she has plenty of stories to tell.