Former Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced she is leaving the Democratic Party, denouncing it as an "elitist cabal of war mongers,"
Gabbard's address came amidst protests in the US against the killing of African-American George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
In the interview, Clinton did not say which Democratic candidate she meant.
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
The first ever Hindu to be elected to the US House of Representatives, Gabbard vowed that she would fight for the rights and freedom of all Americans
Tulsi Now Inc, the campaign committee for Gabbard, said Google suspended the campaign's advertising account for six hours on June 27 and June 28
US Representative Tulsi Gabbard joined the protests in San Juan, saying she wanted to 'stand up to corruption'
Tulsi Gabbard had indicated in an interview with CNN earlier this month that she would be a candidate
Gabbard is an Iraq War veteran and is currently serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. She is also the first American Samoan as well as the first Hindu member of Congress
President Donald Trump is all set to seek his re-election in 2020, none of the Democratic candidates have announced their bid yet
A Democrat, Gabbard last week was elected for the fourth term for the US House of Representatives
The announcement came days after reports emerged that the Trump administration was considering tightening H-1B visa rules that could lead to deportation of 7,50,000 Indians
She has vowed to work for furthering Indo-US relation
She said the recent terrorist attack in Uri which killed 19 Indian soldiers is deeply troubling.
Gabbard is seeking her third-term re-election from Hawaii against Republican candidate Angela Kaaihue