Tulsi Gabbard's sister slammed for complaining about Democratic debate: 'Put on your big girl pants'

Elise Solé
The sister of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (pictured) defended her sister's lack of air time during the June 26th Democratic Debate. (Photo: Getty Images)
The sister of Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (pictured) defended her sister's lack of air time during the June 26th Democratic Debate. (Photo: Getty Images)

The sister of U.S. Rep Tulsi Gabbard claims MSNBC ignored the presidential hopeful, focusing instead on Elizabeth Warren, during Wednesday’s Democratic Debate.

Vrindavan Gabbard shot at the host network, tweeting (through her big sister’s account), “It’s clear who MSNBC wants to be president: Elizabeth Warren. They’re giving her more time than all the other candidates combined. They aren’t giving any time to Tulsi at all.”

She was dissatisfied despite a Drudge Report opinion poll that showed 40 percent of people deemed the Hawaiian congresswoman the “winner” among her 10 competitors (Sen. Warren of Massachusetts earned 11.2 percent of the Drudge vote, trailed by former Maryland congressman John Delaney and New York City mayor Bill De Blasio, reports The Hill).

Gabbard also ranked “most searched” candidate per Google Trends and was complimented by Meghan McCain who tweeted that she was “composed and authentic” during the Miami, Fla. event.

Vrindavan’s swipes felt “petty” on Twitter.

According to a June profile of Tulsi in New York Magazine, Vrindavan (a federal marshal nicknamed “Davs”) has been a mouthpiece for her sister since childhood. “And she continues to do much of the talking for her today,” the story noted. “When they were at a store as girls, it was Vrindavan who would interact with the cashier; Tulsi was too nervous. If the phone rang, Tulsi would wait for her sister to answer. If Vrindavan disobeyed their parents, Tulsi would be upset...”

Tulsi herself seemed pleased with her performance, as she told conservative news website Breitbart on Wednesday night. “I’m grateful to have had this opportunity here tonight to present who I am and why I’m running for president to the American people,” she said. “I think it’s important that we all recognize that we need a president who will serve the needs of every American in this country, who will put their interest ahead of their own.”

At the debate, the 38-year-old military veteran highlighted her tours of duty in Iraq and Kuwait and her present role as Army National Guard Major. Tulsi also scored big when she informed Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan of a key difference between the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

While arguing that the United States needs military presence in Afghanistan, Ryan suggested that the Taliban was responsible for the 911 attacks in New York City.

“I didn’t say squash them,” said Ryan. “When we weren’t in there, they started flying planes into our buildings. So I’m just saying right now…”

Tulsi responded, “The Taliban didn't attack us on 9/11, Al-Qaeda did. Al-Qaeda attacked us on 9/11, that’s why I and so many people joined the military to fight Al-Qaeda, not the Taliban.”

According to the Washington Post, New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker spoke for the most minutes (10.9), Texan Rep. Beto O’Rourke for 10.3, while Warren spoke for 9.3 minutes, and Gabbard logged in 6.6 minutes.

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