Tulsi Gabbard: “I’m doing what’s best for the country and I know what’s better for the country than the majority of the American people…”

If I was interested in serving myself, I would be in Hawaii on a surfboard right now, living the easy life with my family in the place that we are grateful to call home.

We cannot allow ourselves to be terrorized into silence.

I love our country, and it continues to be a very special thing to serve alongside the less than 1% of Americans who volunteer to put their lives on the line to defend the safety, security and freedom of the American people.

For me, this has never been about politics. It's about service. Service to country, service to others, and making sure the truth reaches the people who make the hardest decisions.