The former Democratic congressman left the party to run for president.
Some of her former coworkers were asked what they thought of her political pivot.
One person said it was disturbing and others said it was who she was.
When he strode through the Capitol basement, on his way to the last vote of the evening on Tuesday, he quickly recoiled when asked about a one-time political ally.
"I don't want to talk about her," he said when asked if he wanted to talk about her. I would like to thank you.
He threw his hands up as he boarded an escalator, asking what he thought had happened to Gabbard, who resigned from the DNC in order to support the independent senator.
He said that he hadn't spoken with her in a long time.
In the last two years, she has gone from being a somewhat unconventional Democrat to embracing right-wing positions on abortion and gender identity.
"To be honest, I think it's disturbing," said Democratic congressman from Massachusetts, who served on the committee.
A person for Gabbard didn't reply to the request for comment.
She decided to leave the party after competing in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and endorsing Joe Biden. She has hosted a show on Tucker Carlson's show.
She went on to campaign with some of the GOP's most extreme candidates in the final months of the election season.
He said her support for extreme Republicans went too far and that she had criticized the Democratic Party in the past. It's hard to understand why someone would support election deniers and people who are dangerous for our national security.
He referred to the New York GOP congresswoman who changed over the course of a few years from a prominent skeptic of former President Donald Trump to one of his most ardent supporters in congress. This is bigger than national security, it's about morality in the Constitution of the United States, and supporting people who don't support democratic principles.
He said he hadn't spoken to her since she pivoted. I would reach out to her if I could change her mind.
Others made a mockery of the former Democrat.
"There's nothing that she does that doesn't amuse me," said Kai Kahele, who launched a primary bid against her in 2020 before she announced her retirement from Congress. She was who she was all the time.
"I'm not surprised," said Hank Johnson, a Democrat who was on the armed services committee. She has always shown the ability to take advantage of herself.
He said that she had a right to do that. Life will go on because she has people who listen to her, and those Fox viewers will continue to listen to her.
The idea that she had changed at all was disputed by Republican congressman Matt Gaetz.
Gaetz doesn't think it's a pivot. She is a continuation of her bulldog attitude in Congress.
There is a feature of this place that makes it hard for people to identify with either party. She can be herself a little bit more.
Gaetz said he hadn't spoken with Gabbard in a long time.
Despite serving with her in the Hawaii delegation, Hawaii's two Democratic senators didn't want to speculate about what was driving her political movement.
When asked what she thought had happened, Hirono said she believed she was home. I don't want to discuss her. Thank you.
"She's a private citizen, and I don't comment on private citizens," he said.
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