President-elect Trump has nominated former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve as his director of national intelligence. Why it matters: If confirmed, the ex-Democrat turned MAGA ally would head the country's vast intelligence community despite having little experience in the field.

Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to become President-elect Trump’s national intelligence director opens a new chapter in a whirlwind national political career that largely launched alongside the

Gabbard, a former congresswoman, once apologized for her anti-LGBTQ+ past but has done an about-face yet again.