Donald Trump has chosen Tulsi Gabbard to serve as his Director of National Intelligence, he announced.
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tulsi Gabbard to serve as his Director of National Intelligence.
“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!” he announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Gabbard, a veteran and active duty Army reservist, served in the House as a Democrat from Hawaii 2013 to 2021, before joining the Republican Party and campaigning for Trump in his most recent race for president. She is now a co-chair of the Trump transition team.
In September, Gabbard told Fox News Digital she would be “honored” to join a Trump administration and added that bringing an end “to the influence of the military industrial complex”, working to prevent World War III and bringing the U.S. back “from the brink of nuclear war” would be among her priorities.
She was reportedly interested in the defense secretary job, but Trump is reported to have promised that appointment to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, also an Army veteran.
