See Tulsi Gabbard's path through politics to director of national intelligence

Gabbard speaks during a video message at the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 17, 2026.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard look on during an event with UFC fighters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump was joined by UFC fighters to talk about the June 14th UFC Freedom 250 match to be held outside the White House.

From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General James Adams III, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, NSA Acting Director Lieutenant General William Hartman and CIA Director John Ratcliffe attend the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the assessment of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard attends a U.S. House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026.

Members of the cabinet including Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick before President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing at the edge of a truck loading bay after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant for the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in relation to the 2020 election, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter, in Union City, Georgia, U.S. Jan. 28, 2026.

White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Gabbard released a 2017 report from the House Permanent Committee on Intelligence that she says undermines the conclusion of intelligence agencies during the Obama administration that Russia favored the election of Donald J. Trump in 2016.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attend a National Day of Prayer event hosted by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1, 2025 in Washington, DC The National Day of Prayer is a congressionally recognized observance that calls on people of all faiths to participate in a day of prayer and reflection.

Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence, center, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, right, Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, left, at the House Intelligence Committee Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment hearing on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accompanied by Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing to examine worldwide threats comes a day after Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic magazine was inadvertently included on a high level Trump administration Signal group chat on bombing plans in Yemen on Houthi targets.

Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence, center, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, right, Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, second from left, and Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency, left, at the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard attends U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

(From L) Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tucker Carlson listen as former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a campaign rally at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Ga., on Oct. 23, 2024.

Former President Donald Trump makes a campaign appearance Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis. The town hall format was hosted by former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Via OlyDrop)

Former Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard attends the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on Feb. 22, 2024.

Former Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard talks with her Green Beret partner at the 2023 Special Forces Celebrity Tactical Challenge at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in Fort Bragg, N.C., on Dec. 14, 2023. Fourteen teams, consisting of a celebrity and a Special Forces soldier, competed in the annual competition hosted by the Special Forces Charitable Trust.

Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, R-HI, speaks to the crowd at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's annual Spring Kick-Off, on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. 0422 Faith Freedom 038 Arw

Tulsi Gabbard speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on March 4, 2023.

Feb 9, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-MD, speaks former representative Tulsi Gabbard before testifying in front of the newly formed Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on February 9, 2023 in Washington. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

Governor Kristi Noem gifts a cowboy hat to Tulsi Gabbard at a rally in support of Noem on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at the South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls.

Tulsi Gabbard speaks at a rally against gender affirming care at War Memorial Plaza in Nashville , Tenn., Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Protest010

Democratic presidential candidates Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, businessman Tom Steyer, New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker, California Sen. Kamala Harris, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, and former HUD Secretary Juli√°n Castro stand on stage at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio for the Democratic Presidential Debate on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.

Oct 15 ,2019; Westerville, OH, USA; Democratic presidential candidates Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (left) and businessman Tom Steyer stand on stage at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio for the Democratic Presidential Debate on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Mandatory Credit: Meg Vogel/The Enquirer via USA TODAY NETWORK

Hawaii congresswoman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard greets people at the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry in Water Works Park on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 in Des Moines.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI, center, announced she was running for president on Feb. 2, 2019. Xxx 20190626 Jel Usa 113 Jpg A Eln Usa Fl

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is helped get ready to talk with a news organization after the second night of debates at the Spin Room in Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

July 31, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; Democratic presidential candidate U.S. representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii (right) during the second night of the Democratic presidential debates at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Tuesday, July 31, 2019. Mandatory Credit: Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY NETWORK

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks at the AARP Presidential Forum at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on July 17, 2019.

Democratic presidential primary candidates (from left) Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Gov. Jay Inslee, and Rep. John Delaney enter the debate stage Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Tcn Debate

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, talks with Yotopia owner Veronica Tessler, left, while putting toppings on her mango and coconut twist after an event on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Yotopia, Iowa City's original frozen yogurt store, along Clinton Street in downtown Iowa City, Iowa.

U.S. Sen. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during an event on her first trip to Iowa since declaring her intent to run for president on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City.

U.S. Sen. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, arrives in the snow for an event on her first trip to Iowa since declaring her intent to run for president on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City. 190211 Tulsi 006 Jpg

A sign hangs on a window as snow falls outside during an event U.S. Sen. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, on her first trip to Iowa since declaring her intent to run for president on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City.

U.S. Sen. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, listens to a question from Iowa City Councilor Mazahir Salih during an event on Gabbard's first trip to Iowa since declaring her intent to run for president on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii speaks during the 2016 Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia, PA on July 26, 2016.