Tulsi Gabbard, during her Director of National Intelligence confirmation hearing, defends her Hindu faith, emphasizing religious freedom as enshrined in the US Constitution. She criticizes certain senators for attempting to incite religious bias against Hinduism and addresses questions on her controversial past statements and foreign policy views.
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