The 2024 presidential race was upended on Friday when former Democrat and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, over his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

The race was further shocked on Monday when former Democratic congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard similarly endorsed Trump instead of Harris ahead of November's election, according to the Associated Press.

The stunning moves from Kennedy and Gabbard came as the disillusioned former Democratic stars, who undoubtedly deeply disagree with Trump on many issues, chose to instead focus on their areas of agreement and present a unified front against the potential dangers posed by a prospective Harris administration.

Gabbard endorsed Trump as the anti-war candidate

On Monday, during an event in Detroit, Michigan for the National Guard Association, former Guard member and Iraq War veteran Gabbard joined former President Trump on stage to deliver a brief endorsement speech, given her belief that he "understands the grave responsibility that a president and commander in chief bears for every single one of our lives."

Gabbard praised Trump for not starting any new wars and working to de-escalate existing conflicts during his first term in office and heralded him for "having the courage to meet with adversaries, dictators, allies, and partners alike in the pursuit of peace, seeing war as a last resort."

In contrast, VP Harris would, if elected, continue down the same dangerous path as President Joe Biden that has the nation "facing multiple wars on multiple fronts in regions around the world and closer to the brink of nuclear war than we ever have been before."

Joined Trump at Arlington Cemetery to honor U.S. lives lost during Afghanistan withdrawal

Earlier on Monday, according to the AP, Gabbard had joined Trump and others at Arlington National Cemetery for a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the deadly suicide bombing outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members and injured countless more during the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous withdrawal of U.S. forces from that warzone.

According to the New York Post, the ceremony honoring those lost lives was private, and Trump, who laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, had been specially invited to attend by some of the Gold Star families of those who were killed in the bombing.

Notably, both President Biden and VP Harris, who have been sharply criticized by the Gold Star families for their roles in the incident and their insufficient explanations or apologies for what went wrong, were not invited to attend the ceremony, and instead simply issued statements to mark the grim occasion.

Kennedy, Gabbard named to Trump's transition team

As noted, Gabbard's endorsement of Trump on Monday came just days after Kennedy essentially dropped his presidential bid and joined forces with the former GOP president on Friday.

According to Politico, Trump has now named both Kennedy and Gabbard as members of his "transition team" who will help him pick personnel and policies for a possible second term if re-elected in November.

"As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters and endorsers expands across partisan lines, we are proud that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been added to the Trump/Vance Transition team," Brian Hughes, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said in a statement. "We look forward to having their powerful voices on the team [as] we work to restore America’s greatness."

It remains unknown at this point if Trump has any other unexpected endorsements from former Democrats or other prominent figures that could further shake up the presidential race with little more than two months left before Election Day.