For most of her career, Tulsi was outspoken about progressive issues like protecting abortion rights and banning assault weapons. Now, she's a Trump supporter.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as the new director of national intelligence. Gabbard, who was the first Hindu and first Samoan to serve in the U.

Tulsi Gabbard - a former Democrat congresswoman who joined the Republican Party to back Donald Trump - is the president-elect's pick for director of national intelligence. The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA,