In 2020, Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate, made headlines for her unconventional views on national security and intelligence. Gabbard met with Daniel Ellsberg, a notorious leaker of classified information, and introduced legislation to protect whistleblowers like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.
Her nomination by Donald Trump to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has sparked debate due to her lack of experience in the intelligence community and her positions on Syria and Ukraine, which some view as aligning with Russian propaganda.
