U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii doubled down on her long-shot presidential campaign, announcing she wouldn't also run for reelection in her congressional district where a state senator is mounting a spirited push to take her seat.
The 38-year-old Democrat said the threats of war, international tensions and the threats of a new cold war convinced her she should focus on the presidential race.
"I believe I can best serve the people of Hawaii and our country as your president and commander-in-chief," she said in in a video recording released online early Friday on the East Coast and late Thursday in the islands.