Tulsi Gabbard has announced her resignation as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence to support her husband battling bone cancer. Her resignation is effective June 30, and Aaron Lukas will serve as acting director.
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Tulsi Gabbard has announced her resignation as President Trump’s director of national intelligence to support her husband battling bone cancer. Her resignation is effective June 30, and Aaron Lukas will serve as acting director.
- Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US Director of National Intelligence due to her husband's rare bone cancer diagnosis
- Resignation effective June 30; Aaron Lukas named interim replacement
- Trump praises Gabbard for 'incredible job' in Truth Social posts
- Gabbard served as director since mid-2024, previously a Democrat Congresswoman
Gabbard cited her husband Abraham's recent diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure. 'His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge,' Gabbard wrote in her resignation letter obtained by CBS News and other outlets. President Trump praised Gabbard on Truth Social, saying she had done 'an incredible job' and would be missed.
Gabbard's resignation marks the latest in a series of Cabinet officials leaving the Trump administration. According to NPR, she is the fourth high-ranking official to depart during Trump's second term. The Guardian reported that Gabbard was forced out by the White House, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Gabbard served as director of national intelligence since mid-2024 after previously serving eight years in Congress as a Democrat from 2013 to 2021. She wrote in her resignation letter that she could not 'in good conscience ask him [her husband] to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming post.' Trump confirmed the resignation on Truth Social, stating that Aaron Lukas would serve as acting director of national intelligence.
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