Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s director of national intelligence
She said her husband’s rare bone cancer diagnosis will keep her from public service as Aaron Lukas takes over the intelligence post.
- On Friday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation from the Trump administration, effective June 30, 2026, to care for her husband.
- Gabbard is stepping down after her husband, Abraham Williams, was recently diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer and faces significant health challenges ahead.
- President Donald Trump praised Gabbard for doing an "incredible job" and announced that Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lukas will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence.
- Her departure makes her the fourth female cabinet member to leave Trump's administration this year, following Attorney General Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
- Senate Intelligence Committee Democrat Mark Warner expressed sympathy for Gabbard's family while emphasizing the need for an experienced intelligence professional to restore trust in the office.
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Former CIA officer Aaron Lucas will be the acting director of US National Intelligence after Tulsi Gabbard resigned.
Washington. Tulsi Gabbard announced yesterday her resignation as director of National Intelligence for President Donald Trump because her husband was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer.
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's top U.S. intelligence official
A senior White House official said then that Trump had expressed displeasure with Gabbard in recent months. Another source with direct knowledge of the matter said the president had asked allies for their thoughts on potential replacements for his intelligence chief
Gabbard announced her early withdrawal. She justified this step with her husband's health problems. President Trump certainly comes to the retreat of the former Democrat.
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