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Tulsi Gabbard’s sister ran her Twitter during the debate—and she went off

Nobody messes with Tulsi

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Claire Goforth

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Just because you’re stuck onstage with nine other Democratic presidential hopefuls doesn’t mean you can’t pick up some sweet engagement on social, right?

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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) put her sister Vrindavan, a U.S. Marshal, in charge of her official Twitter account during tonight’s debate.

Vrindavan’s evening at the helm of Gabbard Twitter began on safe footing, with a tweet of big sis getting a big moment during the debate.

https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1144054176860856320

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The next tweet was more of the same.

Later on, however, Vrindavan dropped the dynamite by taking a shot at the debate hosts for what she saw as their preferential treatment of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1144058895863832577

Some were confused to see a tweet from a candidate who was literally in the middle of the debate that very minute. A few pointed out that Gabbard has a history of opposing equal rights for LGBTQ people. She addressed this again during tonight’s debate, saying most people could relate to being raised in a socially conservative household.

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But most were either remarkably underwhelmed or amused.

https://twitter.com/B0bbyLC/status/1144060361248772096

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https://twitter.com/WilDonnelly/status/1144066786306011136

Once bitten, Vrindavan was twice shy choosing her, or, well, her sister’s words.

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In later tweets, she quoted her sister on LGBTQ equality and stuck to a safe subject for anyone running for the Democratic nomination: criticizing Donald Trump, writing on Tulsi’s behalf: “This president & his #ChickenhawkCabinet have led us to the brink of war w/ Iran. I served in the Iraq War that took over 4k of my brothers and sisters lives. War w/ Iran would be far more devastating and costly than the Iraq War.”

https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1144065294849257473

Probs safe to say that Big T isn’t gonna give Little V admin privileges anytime again soon.

Even though she should.

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