Tulsi Gabbard on Friday resigned as Director of National Intelligence to support her husband, who has been diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo
May 22 (UPI) -- Tulsi Gabbard resigned as director of national intelligence Friday to support her husband, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.
Gabbard said in a resignation letter, which she posted on X, that after her husband Abraham Williams' recent diagnosis she will "step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle."
The principal deputy director of national intelligence, Aaron Lukas, will take over as acting DNI after Gabbard departs June 30, President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"I am deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half," Gabbard said in her letter.
