Gabbard: Trump already laying foundation for 'peacemaker' legacy

Tulsi Gabbard, the new Director of National Intelligence, said on Friday at the Munich Security Conference that President Trump is already laying the foundation for a legacy as a "peacemaker." 

Gabbard, a former congresswomen from Hawaii, also said she is "focused on returning the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to its original mission, which is to keep the American people safe and deliver the most accurate and timely intelligence to the president, U.S. officials, our warfighters" and U.S. allies.

"President Trump promised in his inaugural address that his proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. And just three weeks in, we are seeing the foundations of this legacy," she said in the speech.

"Hostages are coming home. The president is focused on ending the killing and brutality in the war between Russia and Ukraine and preventing nuclear war. He continues to be focused on countering radical Islamist terrorism, the proliferation of drugs like fentanyl, and targeting those profiting from human trafficking," she added.

Gabbard, who left the Democratic Party and registered as a Republican, noted that Trump "designated cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to eliminate foreign gangs and criminal networks from our country."

She also emphasized that Trump is working on "overhauling the trade system to recognize the principles of fair play and reciprocity, signaling America will insist on a level economic playing field."