down the narco traffickers and make sure our schools are free, do you want to secure our community, do you want a constitutional republic to live in or you want to be dictated by the lunatics to have the mainstream media and the radical left. the choice is years. who is coming with me? [applause] >> on thursday president trump's pick to lead the fbi kash patel will be an capitol hill to speak to senators abhis nomination, he's a former justice department prosecutor who previously worked a senior counsel to house intelligence committee and advir in the first trump administration, you can watch confirmation hearing before senate judiciary committee live

at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. you can also watch on the free c-an now video app or online at c-span.org. and more now from tulsi gabbard in her own words, president trump's pick to be director of national intelligence spoke at the 2024 cpac conference having left the democratic party at that point. she discussed election fraud, government overreach and democrats attempting to remove president trump from voting ballots. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome four-term congresswoman and author of her new book, for love of country, tulsi gabbard. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you. >> thank you so much.

aloha. it's wonderful to see you all here again at such a critical time some new attack. now for democratic elite in washington who are doing all that they possibly can to keep us the american people from a very simple thing, wanting to

choose who we want to be the very next president. and it is clear through their actions they have no respect for us and they have no respect for our fundamental rights of citizens of the democratic republic. they are so terrified that we the people may make what they think is the wrong choice that in the name of protecting democracy and saving us from ourselves, they're industrial destroying our democracy and taking away our freedom. we look throughout history and we can see many examples of evil doers who find some justification, who believe that they are doing the right thing and so today we see the democrat elite say with great concern in their voice, that the if the american people elect donald trump again they will destroy our democracy, they say they will be the dictator in chief,

the last election this country sees. it's laughable. it is so crazy it's laughable. it's the mindset and mentality of dictators. they're waging a multifront battle and will stop at nothing until they're successful. i'm going to go through a few examples. some action or another themselves. in defiance of the constitution these people are single handily deciding that somehow they are alone have the authority to take

our right to decide who we want to be our president. we see congress. someone who i have known for years, he is so desperate to take trump off the ballot that he's demanding that the chairman of the federal reserve, nonpartisan and apolitical take action and intervene and stop the former president from getting elected. on december 2 the seventh of last year, kind of setting a post on x but chair jarome powell should cut interest rates now given most of inflation was caused by supply spots. if he doesn't, he may be the person most responsible for the return of trump. the democratic are using the criminal justice system to prosecute and distract the republican presidential candidate in the mist of campaign. as we know, donald trump

currently faces 91 charges, 44 on the federal side, 47 on the state side all felony. this most recent ruling in new york, the real estate case charging him a 355 million-dollar fine, $100 million in interest for a business transaction where there was no victim or complaints where all parties made money, so egregious that even people who are not fans of donald trump are standing up and saying this is crazy and criticizing the judge's decision that from a very beginning has been a clearly politically motivated hit job. this is the truth. they are hoping and doing all that they can, that they can convict donald trump of some crime, any crime to try to undermine the support and therefore present what they fear most, a second trump presidency.

and there's a reason why they're so afraid of him because he poses a threat to this establishment where they draw their power from. when we take a step back and look beyond the personality, beyond donald trump and joe biden, what we are facing is a threat of far greater magnitude, a very dangerous precedent is being set. our democratic republic is being destroyed by the permanent washington elites and there are people in both political parties who truly believe they are not the american people have the right to decide who should be our president. they easily and dangerously dismiss our constitution, the rule of law, the voices of the american people anointing themselves at the ones who have the power and justification to make this most important

decision. i've only mentioned a few of the examples detailing all that's been done, all that the democrat elite in washington establishment have done and are doing to try to destroy donald trump and steal our election. as you know very well president trump has endured years of attack and we are seeing now is a continuation of something that began in 2016 ever since he came down that golden escalator. i've met strong people in my life, but someone that would choose to keep fighting the entire establishment.

[applause] i've known joe biden for a long time. i used to consider him a friend. do you think he can handle this pressure? i don't think so. i think he's a fraction of this pressure and attack that president trump has endured would cause him to crumble. now, if you listen to what nikki haley has been saying, she claims that -- she claims that president trump only cares about himself and that he's doing all that he's doing only for himself. if that were the case, wouldn't he just walk away from this all this, walk away from the headaches and the attack it is and the stress he's enduring right now? so why doesn't he? aye had to chance to meet with him and speak with him at length and i've seen firsthand his heartfelt interactions with friends of mine, veterans and i've seen how he has touched

their hearts and move them to tears as he expressed his appreciation for their service and their sacrifice. no cameras, no crowds, just that heartfelt conveyance of appreciation. i've gotten a sense for what motivates him and it has nothing to do with what the washington establishment is accusing him of. this is a man who is a fighter. his strength and resilience. his strength and resilience can only come from one place.

but we have a lot of work to do ahead of us. now is the time for us to act motivated by our love of country. we have to take the all the outrage and fear that we may feel caused by those in power who have no care or respect for the will of the people, take all of those feelings and let that motivate us to take action, define strength in knowing that they are doing what they're doing because they're afraid of us. the democratic leaders are afraid of the free people and free society and possibility that we the american people might make the wrong choice by choosing someone other than them, that they are doing all they can through the power of law enforcement, the criminal justice system, national security state, doing all that they can to stop us from exercising our freedom. they forget that we the people are the ones with the power.

we have to use that power. we cannot allow them to get away with this, our democracy is under attack the and it's up to us to save it. we have to hold those responsible and account in the ballot box, those who abuse their power and undermine our democracy and our freedom will not be tolerated. [applause] >> if we do nothing, if we turn a blind eye to those who are weponizing our criminal justice system against political opponents and telling us who we are and telling what we aren't allow to say, it will set a dangerous precedent for every election and presidency in the future and the democracy as we know it will be finished. now, i know we face challenges in our entire political system

and the challenges are not limited to one political party. there are politicians from the both parties who are more interested in serving themselves and their own interest than they are about serving the needs of the american people and they're not going to give up without a fight. on january 27th, 1838 president lincoln delivered a powerful speech for the young man in springfield, illinois, he said, quote, at what point then is the approach of danger to be expected, our answer ever reach us, it must bring up amongst us. it cannot come from abroad. if destruction be a lot, with must ourselves be authors and finisher. as a nation of free men, we must live through all times or die by suicide. the choice before us is clear.

freedom isn't free. we can't lose sight of what we can accomplish when we the people stand together on the foundational principles this country was built on, free people with the right, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. we must stand against those who rather censor, cancel and smear. when the free speech of one person is threatened, even when that speech is reprehensible to us, the free speech of all people is threatened. same goes for freedom of religion and our america freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion. [applause]

>> our government must respect our freedom to worship and express, express our love for god as we choose or for those who choose not to, they have that right as well. our founders internationally passed the second amendment right after the first because they knew how fragile this new free democracy was and how susceptible it would be and it still is to those who abuse their power to try to take away our freedom. so we have to defend our right to bear arms not only to defend ourselves and our loved ones but to serve as that important check on the abusive power by increasingly terrainial government. we must stop the bipartisan warmonger of washington who constantly beat their war drums who have pushed us to the praecipes of world war iii and a nuclear catastrophe. now president eisenhower warned

us clearly about these people. those in washington who bend the knee to their bosses in the military industrial complex and shrug their shoulders and look the other way at costly damaging catastrophic consequences of their decision -- of their decisions that caused that every one of us pay -- the cost that every one of us pays. we need leaders committed to peace. i know that war must always be a last resort after all avenues have been exhausted.

[applause] >> you also have to reach out to those who you may not agree on every issue but who love this country as we do and who were

just as frustrated with those abusing their power as we are, whether they're democrat, republican or libertarian, we must stand together as fellow americans who cherish peace and freedom, cherishing our commitment to safe our country and defend our republic. those in power in america today are leading this great nation toward the suicide abraham lincoln warned off. if we do not act now, we will look back at this very moment with regret but we won't be able to say that we have no warning. by god's grace, we are free and we will remain free. god bless you all, god bless america. let's go and save our country. thank you so much, everybody.

aloha. thank you. ms. gabbd in national guard since 2003 and competed for the 20 democratic nomination but switch today the republiccan party in 2024 becoming outspoken supporter o the trump campaign. watch the senate select committee live at 10:00 a.m. eastern, c-span now free mobile app or online at c-span.org. >> c-span's washington journal live forum involving you to discuss latest issues and government and public policy

from washington, d.c. and across the country and coming up thursday morning, bobby of the center for american progress will discuss the trump administration rescinding federal aid freeze and brian blaze, pargone institute will review, c-span's washington journal, join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile app or on lane at c-span.org. 10:00 a.m. eastern president trump's nominee for director of national intelligence tulsi gabbard will be on capitol hill to take questions on nomination, this before the senate select committee on intelligence. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern, robert f. kennedy, jr. will be back on capitol hill testify thing at second confirmation hearing. mr. kennedy who is president trump's pick to the head the health and human services department will take questions from members of the senate health committee, the u.s. senate returns to session and

will continue work or more of president trump's cabinet nominees including doug to be interior secretary and later chris wright to be energy secretary and on c-span 3, live at 9:30 a.m. eastern, kash patel the, president trump's pick to lead the fbi will speak to senators about his nomination before the senate judiciary committee. these events all stream live on the free c-span now video app and online at c-span.org. saturdays on c-span2. this weekend at 3:00 p.m. eastern, we will bring you the military commissioning ceremony for harriet tubman, maryland national guard, maryland governor west moore, legacy kentucky senator mitch

mcconnell, deputy washington bureau chief for the associated press and author of new biography titled the price of power and at 7:00 p.m. eastern american history t begins new series looking at first one hundred days of path presidential term. this week we focus on early months of president george washington's first term in 1789 including the establishment of the office of the president, formation of cabinet and the first judicial appointments. then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history followed lecture and amy discusses history of the 1607 jamestown and efforts over the century to preserve and remember the first permanent english settlement in the americas. exploring the american history, watch american history t saturdays on c-span2 and find full schedule on your program guide or watch online any time at c-span.org/history.

>> in latest book titled, author focuses on the importance of technology on determining the world's future. author of 24 books holds the chair of geopolitics and chapter number 3 in his 177 page book kaplin claims civilization is now -- world in permanent crisis in this book of book notes plus with host