‘I would be honored to serve’ in Trump’s cabinet

On November 12, 2024By Littum

(NewsNation) — Trump transition team co-chair Tulsi Gabbard said she would be “honored to serve” in the president-elect’s Cabinet.

“If there’s a way I can help achieve the goal of preventing World War 3 and nuclear war? Sure,” Gabbard said during an appearance on NewsNations “CUOMO.” “But again, President Trump will make his decision.”

The US Army Reserve officer said the way to honor veterans is to ensure “war is a last resort.” Gabbard said Trump understands the desire of the American people to fight wars only as a last resort.

Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party in 2022, endorsed Donald Trump in August during a National Guard Association gathering in Michigan, where Trump also spoke.

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Gabbard ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign in the 2020 Democratic primary. In the years since she ended her bid, she has left Congress, left the Democratic Party and appeared at events such as the Conservative Political Action Conference.

On Sunday, Trump announced that former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Tom Homan would take over as “border czar,” and the next day he said his former adviser, Stephen Miller, would be deputy director of policy.

Trump is due to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the transition of power.

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Gabbard said the goal of Trump’s transition team is to “bring together people who support President Trump’s vision” and “prevent what happened last time.”

“Trump ended up with some neocons around him who tried to undermine his goals so they could feed their goal of continuing to keep us in a perpetual state of war,” Gabbard said.

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