Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard (born April 12, 1981) is an American politician, military officer, and author who serves as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration since 2025. She previously represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2021, becoming the first Hindu and Samoan American in Congress, and served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004. A combat veteran of the Iraq War, she ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination before leaving the party in 2022 and joining the Republicans in 2024.