Tulsi Gabbard
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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?