Tulsi Gabbard

And I...

still carry that sense of responsibility and that sense of purpose with me today.

It was never about, I had zero interest in chasing a political title or a specific office or a job.

It's about where and how can I make the most positive impact in service to our country.

And so when I was elected to Congress,

I was frankly shocked by all of this stuff being thrown at me.

It was the Democratic Party, and they're like, I wasn't even sworn into office yet.

I went to the Democratic Convention.

Nancy Pelosi invited me to speak during primetime about veterans.

I said, yeah, of course, I'll take that opportunity.

And I went there and there was like people on CNN saying, oh, look at her.

She's a rising star of the Democratic Party.

I wonder what famous actor is going to play her in a movie and like all this stuff.

And it was so surreal for me because –

I just, you know, I had no idea what to expect.

I certainly wasn't looking for any of this.

And quite frankly, it made me uncomfortable.

I had been sworn in for maybe two, three weeks when I got the call saying, do you want to be vice chair of the DNC?

Like, what is a vice chair of the DNC?

Like, what is the vice chair of the DNC?