Tulsi Gabbard’s exit as director of national intelligence from the Trump administration is sparking questions about who could be next.Gabbard announced Friday that she would step down, effective June 30, citing her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer. Her departure comes after months of reported friction with the White House over Iran and her standing inside the administration.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer was forced out as labor secretary in April after being engulfed by scandal and rumors that she had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Pam Bondi later departed as attorney general after backlash over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and frustration among Trump allies that the Justice Department was not moving aggressively enough against the president’s political opponents.
Earlier this year, Kristi Noem was removed as Homeland Security secretary after approving a multimillion-dollar taxpayer-funded ad campaign featuring herself and later appearing to suggest Trump had signed off on the effort when he had not.
Now, with Gabbard’s exit, there lies increasing speculation over who could be next to leave Trump’s orbit.
Kash Patel
