Democrat Tulsi Gabbard blasts Biden's 'identity politics' over his push for a black woman on the Supreme Court and says he only picked Kamala Harris because of the 'color of her skin and sex'

Former House lawmaker and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard unleashed on President Joe Biden on Monday over his promise to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court.

The Hawaiian military veteran accused Biden of playing 'identity politics' with his pledge to seat the first black female justice -- and said he did the same thing when picking Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate.

'Biden chose Harris as his VP because of the color of her skin and sex -- not qualification. She's been a disaster. Now he promises to choose Supreme Court nominee on the same criteria,' Gabbard wrote on Twitter.

She added, 'Identity politics is destroying our country.'

Biden is eyeing a list of potential candidates to replace retiring liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced he'd step down last week after nearly three decades on the high court.