One month after leaving the Democratic Party, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is joining Fox News as a paid contributor.

A representative for the conservative-leaning cable channel confirmed Gabbard signed a deal Monday and will start appearing on its programs next week.

Gabbard, 41, pursued the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. But she has been distancing herself from the party ever since and has appeared as a frequent guest on Fox News, including its most-watched shows, "The Five" and "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

When Gabbard ran for president, Hillary Clinton, the party's 2016 nominee and former secretary of state, called Gabbard "a favorite of the Russians" and suggested she would run as a third-party candidate in order to get Donald Trump reelected.