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Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard is national intelligence director, confirmed Feb. 11, 2025, by the Senate. She represented Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District after being elected to the office in 2012. She was the first Samoan-American and first Hindu member of the U.S. Congress. She was reelected in 2014, 2016 and 2018. She switched to the Republican Party in 2024 and President Donald Trump in November 2024 nominated her to be national intelligence director. Gabbard had been in active service for more than 10 years and has served in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Gabbard received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Hawaii Pacific University. In 2019, she announced she would run for the Democratic nomination for president; she exited the race in March 2019.

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Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on March 15, 2022 a Fox News appearance
"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • March 18, 2022
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on January 26, 2022 a Facebook post
“Biden won’t allow Delta-variant COVID patients to get proven and effective monoclonal treatments even though there are 50,000-100,000 Americans infected by Delta EVERY DAY.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 31, 2022
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on July 31, 2019 a debate
Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida."
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August 2, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on July 11, 2019 a public forum
At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country."  
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • July 19, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on June 28, 2019 an interview
"There’s a hacking conference that’s held every year in Las Vegas, where I think a 14- or 15-year old-girl from Florida hacked into a replica of Florida’s election system in less than 15 minutes."
Mostly False
July 3, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on June 1, 2019 a veterans event in California
Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans."
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By Miriam Valverde • June 7, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on April 8, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • April 16, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on March 10, 2019 a town hall
"We pay far more for health care than any other country in the world, yet we have far worse outcomes than any other country in the world."
Mostly True
March 18, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on February 19, 2019 a tweet
Farmers are declaring bankruptcy "in record numbers" and "the median income for U.S. farm households was -$1,548 in 2018."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • February 27, 2019
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stated on February 12, 2025 a Facebook post
Photo shows National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and President Donald Trump at her swearing-in.
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February 14, 2025
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stated on August 17, 2022 a Facebook post
“Tulsi Gabbard Venmos Nancy Pelosi $600.01 forcing the IRS to audit Pelosi’s finances.”
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August 19, 2022
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