Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Trump Intelligence Director Effective June 30

Tulsi Gabbard resigned on Friday as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s serious health condition as the reason for her departure. Her resignation is effective June 30.

Gabbard notified the president of her decision during a meeting in the Oval Office. In a resignation letter she posted online, Gabbard stated that her husband, Abraham, has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer and faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months. She wrote that she must step away from public service to be by his side and support him through this battle, describing him as her rock throughout their eleven-year marriage.

President Trump acknowledged the resignation in a social media post, stating that Gabbard had done an incredible job and that she would be missed. He announced that her principal deputy, Aaron Lukas, will serve as acting director of national intelligence following her departure. Lukas previously served as an intelligence aide and held a role on the National Security Council during Trump’s first term.

Gabbard’s exit marks the fourth cabinet-level departure in recent months, following the resignations of the...