Cult Expert Dr Steven Hassan
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Tulsi Gabbard's Cult? Her Former Staffer Answers Your Questions LIVE
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1:04:08Now PlayingJoin us LIVE for an exclusive conversation about one of the most talked-about investigations of the year which involves top White House executives, Tulsi Gabbard, an insidious religious cult, Chris Butler & Science of Identity Foundation, and corruption at the highest levels of the Trump administration.
Dr. Steven Hassan goes LIVE with Rebecca Saltzburg, the whistleblower featured in The Washington Post's recent year-long investigation into former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her relationship with the Science of Identity Foundation, for an important conversation about cults& high-control groups, political influence, and the intersection of religion and power in our current political climate.
In this livestream, Dr. Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump and creator of the BITE Model of Authoritarian Control, speaks with Rebecca Saltzburg, a former senior campaign staffer for Tulsi Gabbard and former insider in the Science of Identity Foundation. Rebecca is a longtime advocate for survivors. She chose to come forward as a source for The Washington Post's extensive investigation into the organization and her experiences within it.
Drawing on Rebecca's firsthand perspective with Gabbard, her experiences inside the SIF, and Dr. Hassan's decades of expertise studying cults and coercive control, this conversation will explore how high-control groups have infiltrated the highest levels of government, elevating influential members, how psychological manipulation shapes an individual's identity and decision-making creating a tenuous situation when they are involved in government. Can a cult member ever really serve the needs of our nation or will the cult always come first?
Dr. Steven Hassan and Rebecca Saltzburg will explore:
- Rebecca's experiences inside the Science of Identity Foundation
- What The Washington Post investigation reported about Tulsi Gabbard and the Science of Identity Foundation
- Chris Butler's role as founder and spiritual leader of the organization
- How high-control groups influence beliefs, relationships, careers, and personal identity
- The dangers that occur when cult-compromised individuals ascend to positions of power
- Why survivors and former insiders choose to become whistleblowers
- How the BITE Model helps identify coercive control and authoritarian influence
- What families, journalists, and the public should understand about psychological manipulation and cult dynamics
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📅 LIVE Friday, July 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time | 11:00 AM Pacific Time
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