Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex | Lex Fridman Podcast #423

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Released

April 2, 2024

Duration

1h 50m

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Lex Fridman Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Tulsi Gabbard is a politician, veteran, and author of For Love of Country. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/tulsi-gabbard-transcript EPISODE LINKS: For Love of Country (book): https://amzn.to/3VLlofM Tulsi's X: https://x.com/tulsigabbard Tulsi's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TulsiGabbard Tulsi's Podcast: https://youtube.com/@TheTulsiGabbardShow Tulsi's Instagram: https://instagram.com/tulsigabbard Tulsi's Facebook: https://facebook.com/TulsiGabbard Tulsi's Website: https://tulsigabbard.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:07 - War in Iraq 8:53 - Battle injuries and PTSD 16:03 - War on terrorism 24:44 - War in Gaza 28:45 - War in Ukraine 32:31 - Syria 40:13 - Warmongers 49:33 - Nuclear war 1:05:01 - TikTok ban 1:17:06 - Bernie Sanders 1:22:01 - Politics 1:40:52 - Personal attacks 1:43:01 - God SOCIAL:

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Tulsi Gabbard

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• Lex Fridman

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Tulsi Gabbard and Lex Fridman, Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex | Lex Fridman Podcast #423 explores tulsi Gabbard warns of runaway war machine threatening American freedom Tulsi Gabbard speaks with Lex Fridman about how her combat deployments in Iraq and Kuwait opened her eyes to the human and financial costs of war and the entrenched power of the military‑industrial complex. She argues U.S. foreign policy has been captured by war profiteers, leading to regime-change disasters, strengthened terrorist groups, and rising nuclear risk, all while dissenting voices are smeared as traitors or dictator-lovers. Gabbard criticizes both parties—especially today’s Democratic leadership—for civil liberties abuses, censorship, and warmongering, and explains why she left the party to become an independent. Grounding her political positions in her Hindu faith, she calls for courageous leadership, direct diplomacy with adversaries, and a renewed commitment to constitutional freedoms and open debate.

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