What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence

The first Hindu elected to Congress and a star in Trump world, here are a few things to know about 43-year-old Tulsi Gabbard

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser.

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Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn’t have the typical intelligence experience of past officeholders. She left the Democratic Party in 2022 and endorsed Trump earlier this year, becoming popular among his supporters.