Tulsi Gabbard: “The threat that North Korea continues to provide is one of the most destabilizing factors.”

Because, as we stand here today, closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before, political elite and warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers.

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.

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.