Tulsi Gabbard has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to head the US National Intelligence Agency. BBC reported this information in a report. Who is Tulsi Gabbard? If appointed, she will be the first Hindu woman to become Director of National Intelligence in US history. This former US soldier once did politics for the Democratic Party. Later joined the Republican Party.
Trump said in a statement that Tulsi Gabbard would make everyone 'proud' if she gets the job of director of national intelligence. Now Tulsi is just waiting for approval from the Senate. Although Tulsi had no experience in espionage, he had been in the US military for more than two decades. He fought in Kuwait and Iraq war. Tulsi was also a member of the House of Representatives Committee on the Interior for two years.
Tulsi was a member of Congress from the Democratic Party from 2013 to 2021. In 2020, he ran to become the presidential candidate of his party but finally withdrew. He left the party in 2022 complaining that the Democratic Party was being dominated by 'warlords'.
After leaving the Democratic Party, Tulsi joined the Republican camp in 2022. He played an important role for Trump's campaign in this year's presidential election. He also helped Trump prepare for an election debate against Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris last September.
Tulsi Gabbard is married to a cinematographer named Abraham Williams. Tulsi's father's name is Mike Gabbard. Like the daughter, the father has a history of defection. First, he was elected as a member of the Senate from the Republican Party. Later joined the Democratic Party.
According to a Hindustan Times report, Tulsi Gabbard is considered Indian by many because of her name. But he has no relation with India. Tulsi's mother was initiated into Hinduism and gave all her children Hindu names. Tulsi also identified herself as a Hindu. He was the first Hindu member of the US Congress. He took oath on the Bhagavad Gita while taking charge as a legislator.
