Tulsi Gabbard on Leading the Intelligence Community and Fighting the Deep State

Initial Actions as Director

• 📧 Upon confirmation, Gabbard immediately reached out to intelligence community staff via email, inviting them to introduce herself and outline her background and mandate.
• 🤝 She received a warm welcome and a note from a long-time employee stating, "I can finally breathe," highlighting a perceived vacuum in previous leadership.
• 🎯 The core mission was to serve the American people by ensuring their safety, security, and freedom, refocusing the intelligence community on its core tasks.

Addressing Internal Challenges

• ⚔️ Gabbard acknowledged the potential for internal resistance, particularly from those who may not support the President, and the issue of leaks.
• 💡 She emphasized her commitment to bringing transparency and accountability by shining a light on areas that have been neglected.
• 🔍 A key focus is the declassification of documents, particularly those related to assassinations of historical figures like JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr.

Transparency and Public Trust

• 💰 Gabbard stressed that the intelligence community is funded by American taxpayers and therefore works for them.
• 🚫 She criticized a mindset of protectionism that prioritizes an agency's reputation over exposing truth to the public.
• 🔄 A significant culture shift is needed to move away from secrecy and towards serving the public interest.

Declassification Efforts

• 📄 While acknowledging that declassified documents related to JFK and RFK may not have revealed a "smoking gun," Gabbard highlighted the importance of transparency itself.
• 📚 Further declassification efforts are underway, with thousands of pages related to RFK's assassination being released.
• 🔑 The goal is to provide accountability and deliver truth to the American people, regardless of whether definitive answers are found.