Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), the sole remaining 2020 Democratic presidential candidate in the House, did not vote Wednesday on the rule to begin debate on articles of impeachment, but said she plans to introduce a resolution censuring President Trump.
“I’m taking this time for myself to be able to review everything that’s happened [and] all the information that’s been put forward,” Gabbard said Monday in South Carolina, according to ABC News.
{mosads}”And just all the factors that go into really trying to figure out what is the best action to take for our country. And for democracy. It’s not a simple or easy decision to make,” she added.
Gabbard has been one of the only candidates in the crowded Democratic field skeptical on impeachment.
In September, when a wave of high-profile figures in Democratic leadership formally called for impeachment over allegations that Trump withheld aid to Ukraine to secure an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, Gabbard said an impeachment inquiry would exacerbate “hyperpartisanship.”
“I think it’s important to beat Donald Trump, that’s why I’m running for president,” she said at the time. “But I think it’s the American people who need to make their voices heard making that decision.”
Only two House Democrats have definitively said they will vote against the two articles of impeachment, Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.) and Jeff Van Drew (N.J.). Van Drew is expected to switch his party affiliation to Republican.
Gabbard’s office told The Hill that they cannot confirm whether she will vote for the articles. The Hill has reached out to her communications director for clarification and details on the censure resolution.