What to know about Tulsi Gabbard

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

96% : She's a star in Trump worldGabbard endorsed Trump this year, and her support quickly made her popular among Trump's supporters.Often appearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- who challenged Biden for the Democratic nomination, then transitioned to an independent bid before endorsing Trump -- Gabbard represented what Trump argued was his appeal across the political spectrum.
68% : She left the Democratic Party in 2022 and endorsed Trump earlier this year, becoming popular among his supporters.
47% : In October, while stumping with Trump at a North Carolina rally, she announced she would officially become a Republican.
43% : He's also characterized the intelligence community as part of the "deep state," his term for thousands of civil servants who work at government agencies and who Trump never viewed as sufficiently loyal.
37% : Trump has said he wants to overhaul the nation's intelligence services -- a sector of the federal government he long viewed with suspicion and distrust.
34% : Trump gave Gabbard and Kennedy roles in his presidential transition, potentially giving them the influence to help staff his administration and shape the policies the federal bureaucracy would pursue if he returns to the White House.
29% : "We will clean out all of the corrupt actors in our national security and intelligence apparatus, and there are plenty of them," Trump said in 2023 while laying out his priorities for a second term.

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