Leaked Memos Suggest a Reclusive Guru Who Wanted To 'Rule the World' Scripted Tulsi Gabbard for Years

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she plans to release evidence on more than 120 overseas biolabs funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars, including over 40 in Ukraine, prompting a new intelligence-community review of those facilities. (Credit: Gigi Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

A trove of confidential memos has thrust the question of who really directed Tulsi Gabbard into the open, with a former follower alleging that a secretive Hawaii guru scripted her politics for the best part of a decade.

The Washington Post investigation, published on 21 June 2026 by reporter Jon Swaine, draws on hundreds of memos said to detail policy and political guidance for Gabbard during her years in Congress.