Former Staff Says Tulsi Gabbard ‘Fraud’ Politics Supported by Alleged Cult
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Much of Tulsi Gabbard’s political career can be tied back to the Science of Identity Foundation, a group that has been labeled by former members as a “cult.”
Gabbard has been described as a longtime a prominent member of the group. The ex-Democrat who officially joined the Republican Party this year, was recently nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as director of national intelligence, overseeing 18 intelligence agencies including the CIA and NSA.
Former staffers and group members have suggested that Gabbard’s close ties to the Foundation have influenced her political ambitions.
“The main people working on the campaign were her family members, who are also members of the cult,” a former campaign volunteer told Newsweek, suggesting that money was being filtered to her from the Science of Identity Foundation. “The whole thing was a fraud.”
Newsweek reached out for comment to Gabbard, her husband Abraham Williams, individuals who have worked on her campaigns, the Department of Justice, and the purported Science of Identity Foundation (SIF) group in which she also has ties, as well as those who have been identified as SIF members.
“The repeated attacks that Lt Col. Tulsi Gabbard has sustained from the media and Democrats about her faith and loyalty to our country are not only false; they are bigoted as well,” Trump transition team spokesperson Alexa Henning told Newsweek. “Just like President Trump, she also recognizes the importance of U.S.-India relations and working closely together to strengthen ties–especially among common interests like combatting terrorism and strengthening economic ties.”
Newsweek had heard back from Gabbard’s father’s office, Hawaii State Senator Mike Gabbard, after reaching out by phone, but when asked direct questions over email as requested, he did not respond.
The Science of Identity Foundation was founded in the 1970s after leader Chris Butler had taken messages of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the Hare Krishna movement and broke off in his own group with followers from Hawaii, Australia and Southeast Asia.
The Science of Identity Foundation has had political ambitions for around 50 years when its members created the political party Independents for Godly Government. Members ran for local offices, and in 1977 the Honolulu Advertiser published a series about them called “The Secret Spiritual Base of a New Political Force.”
And the Gabbard family was at the center of Butler’s alleged movement.
Content retrieved from: https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-science-identity-foundation-support-politics-money-1994347.
