The national intelligence director cited her husband’s bone cancer diagnosis as the reason she’s leaving but she was never in Trump’s inner circle.Tulsi Gabbard, outgoing director of National Intelligence, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, last year.Eric Lee / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileMay 22, 2026, 6:00 PM EDTBy Yasmin Vossoughian and Emily NgoTulsi Gabbard announced this afternoon on X that she’s resigning her post as the director of national intelligence.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Reading into Gabbard’s resignation
The national intelligence director cited her husband’s bone cancer diagnosis as the reason she’s leaving but she was never in Trump’s inner circle.
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