Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTulsi Gabbard, an ex-Hawaii Democrat, is resigning from her position as Director of National Intelligence in Donald Trump's cabinet. She informed Trump of her intent to step down as of June 30 during a meeting held on Friday. Gabbard cited her husband’s diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her resignation in her letter. "Abraham has been my rock throughout our eleven years of marriage — standing steadfast through my deployment to East Africa on a Joint Special Operations mission, multiple political campaigns and now my service in this role,” she said.Gabbard’s exit from Trump’s cabinet marks the end of a tumultuous year and a half for the former Democrat, who gained a place in Trump’s orbit during the 2024 election after bolting from her party after an ill-fated attempt at running for the Democratic presidential nomination four years earlier.In fullTulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence over family emergencyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Tulsi Gabbard announces resignation as Trump’s national intelligence chief
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTulsi Gabbard, an ex-Hawaii Democrat, is resigning from her position as Director of National Intelligence in Donald Trump's cabinet. She informed Trump of her intent to step down as of June 30 during a meeting held on Friday. Gabbard cited her husband’s diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her resignation in her letter. "Abraham has been my rock throughout our eleven years of marriage — standing steadfast through my deployment to East Africa on a Joint Special Operations mission, multiple political campaigns and now my service in this role,” she said.Gabbard’s exit from Trump’s cabinet marks the end of a tumultuous year and a half for the former Democrat, who gained a place in Trump’s orbit during the 2024 election after bolting from her party after an ill-fated attempt at running for the Democratic presidential nomination four years earlier.In fullTulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence over family emergencyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
