Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s director of national intelligence
Gabbard said she is leaving public service to care for her husband, and Trump named Aaron Lukas as acting director.
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation during an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday, marking the latest high-profile departure from the administration.
- Gabbard’s formal resignation letter stated she is stepping away to support her husband, Abraham, following his recent diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.
- The announcement follows months of reported behind-the-scenes friction at the White House, including private discussions by Trump regarding a potential replacement after Gabbard shielded a counterterrorism official who openly challenged the administration's rationale for war with Iran.
- Gabbard is expected to officially remain in her role until June 30, joining a wave of recent top-tier departures that includes former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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Tulsi Gabbard Resigning From Her Cabinet Post
Another Cabinet member is leaving: Tulsi Gabbard is stepping down as the nation's top intelligence official, reports the Wall Street Journal and Fox News . In a letter to Trump on Friday, Gabbard cited her husband's fight with a rare bone cancer. "I must step away from public service to be...
With reference to a serious illness of her husband, U.S. intelligence coordinator Gabbard withdraws from her office. Reports also suggest differences with President Trump.
Tulsi Gabbard, who was on the selette according to the American press for his comments on Iran, resigned on Friday, explaining that she had to leave the administration because of her husband's state of health, suffering from bone cancer.
Tulsi Gabbard will step down as director of national intelligence at the end of June after her husband was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer.
Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, is resigning after her husband was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. Gabbard announced on Friday that she will leave the Trump administration on June 30, The Washington Post reported in an updated article about her. In a letter to the White House, Gabbard wrote that due to her husband, Abraham's illness, she must now focus on her family. "I must step back from public se…
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