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| | '''Tulsi Gabbard''' represented the [[Democratic Party]] in [[Hawaii]]'s 2nd district. She left the [[democrat party]] in October 2024 and changed her registration to [[Republican]]. | | '''Tulsi Gabbard''' represented the [[Democratic Party]] in [[Hawaii]]'s 2nd district. She left the [[democrat party]] in October 2024 and changed her registration to [[Republican]]. |
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| − | In November 2024, [[President Trump]] picked Gabbard to serve as [[Director of National Intelligence]]. <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-appoints-tulsi-gabbard-director-national-intelligence-fearless-spirit Trump appoints Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence: 'Fearless spirit'], ''Fox News'', Nov 12, 2024. | + | In November 2024, [[President Trump]] picked Gabbard to serve as [[Director of National Intelligence]],<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-appoints-tulsi-gabbard-director-national-intelligence-fearless-spirit Trump appoints Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence: 'Fearless spirit'], ''Fox News'', Nov 12, 2024. |
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| | (Anti-Israel actors such as bigoted Haaretzism, were not happy.<blockquote>Trump Picks Isolationist Favorite Tulsi Gabbard as His Director of National Intelligence. | | (Anti-Israel actors such as bigoted Haaretzism, were not happy.<blockquote>Trump Picks Isolationist Favorite Tulsi Gabbard as His Director of National Intelligence. |
| − | A former Democratic congresswoman, Gabbard appears to have an 'Israel exception' to her America First worldview and has accused pro-Palestinian protesters of being puppets of 'a radical Islamist organization'.</blockquote> Ben Samuels, [[Haaretz]], Nov 13, 2024)</small></ref> calling the former Democrat 'a proud Republican'. | + | A former Democratic congresswoman, Gabbard appears to have an 'Israel exception' to her America First worldview and has accused pro-Palestinian protesters of being puppets of 'a radical Islamist organization'.</blockquote> Ben Samuels, [[Haaretz]], Nov 13, 2024)</small></ref> calling the former Democrat 'a proud Republican.' Gabbard was confirmed by the [[U.S. Senate]] on February 11, 2025. |
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| | She has been an outspoken critic of [[Hillary Clinton]], the [[liberal media]],<ref>Multiple references: | | She has been an outspoken critic of [[Hillary Clinton]], the [[liberal media]],<ref>Multiple references: |