How Do You Square Up the Mistrust of the Government With, I'm Going to Serve in the Armed Forces?

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"How do you square up the distrust of the government with, I'm going to serve in the armed forces? The question I get asked a lot," he says. "Whether we agree or disagree with those decisions that are made by those civilians in leadership, it does not undermine the promise that we make to each other."

Tulsi Gabbard (born April 12, 1981) is an American politician, United States Army Reserve officer and political commentator who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard was the first Hindu member of Congress and also the first Samoan-American voting member of Congress. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election,^[2]^[3] before leaving the party and becoming an independent in October 2022.^[1]