Donald Trump , the elected US President for a second term following a win in the US Presidential Elections 2024, has been announcing heads of different portfolios for his upcoming term. Trump has selected Tulsi Gabbard, the first-ever Hindu Congresswoman as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
On Wednesday, the US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat and the first-ever Hindu elected to the US Congress , would serve as Director of National Intelligence in his second term.
Donald Trump said, “I am pleased to announce that former Congresswoman, Lieutenant Colonel Tulsi Gabbard, will serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). For over two decades, Tulsi has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans”. Trump further said, “As a former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, she has broad support in both parties. She is now a proud Republican! I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing peace through strength. Tulsi will make us all proud!”.
A four-term Congresswoman, 2020 presidential candidate and NYT bestselling author, Gabbard is a veteran with three deployments to war zones in the Middle East and Africa. She recently moved from being a Democrat to a Republican member. Her first book ‘For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind’ was released on April 30, 2024 and hit number four on the New York Times’ Bestsellers List the following week.
Tulsi Gabbard’s mother Carol Gabbard turned to Hinduism, instilling the virtues of the religion in her daughter; Tulsi Gabbard settled into the Hindu faith as a teenager. On August 26, 2024, Gabbard formally endorsed Trump for a second term and soon after starting serving as co-chair of his transition team. On October 22, 2024, she joined the Republican Party because of President-elect Trump’s leadership and how he has been able to transform the Republican Party, bringing it back to the party of the people and the party of peace, the release said.
Comments