Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is undergoing hearings this week before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding her qualifications for confirmation as director of national intelligence.
Gabbard reportedly faces an uphill battle to get confirmed as she attempts to rally enough votes from lawmakers.
Long before Gabbard made it into President Donald Trump's list of potential cabinet members, Gabbard was traveling the country to garner support for her Democratic nomination as president in the 2020 election.
While running, Gabbard attended an Alabama football game to support Hawaiian quarterback and former Crimson Tide star Tua Tagovailoa and his younger brother Taulia. It turns out that Gabbard and the Tagovailoa family are close friends.
Gabbard witnessed Alabama's 42-3 blowout win over Duke in the 2019 Chick-fil-A Kickoff in Atlanta, Ga. Tua's father Galu was seen wearing a "Tulsi 2020" hat at the game. According to Gabbard, Tua's aunt was her first hire when she worked in the Hawaii state legislature and she has known the football star since he was a kid.
Gabbard has described the Tagovailoa family as "an amazing family," something Crimson Tide fans also learned while watching Tagovailoa in Tuscaloosa.
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