Gabbard is the fourth person to leave Trump’s cabinet in recent months.
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from the Trump administration.
Gabbard announced her resignation from the role on Friday as she supports her husband after he was diagnosed with bone cancer. She is the latest member of Trump’s cabinet to step down.
“Unfortunately, I am required to submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026,” Gabbard wrote in her resignation letter posted on X. “My husband, Abraham, was recently diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”
Gabbard was rumored to be parting ways with Trump following his decision to strike Iran, which created some divisions within his administration. Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Announce resignation In March, he said he “could not in good conscience” support the war.
Gabbard is the fourth person to leave Trump’s cabinet, following the firings of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Gabbard is an unconventional choice to oversee and coordinate the country’s 18 different intelligence agencies because Her past comments have shown sympathy for Russiaa meeting with her with now-deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and her previous support for government leakers. Edward Snowden. She also ran for president in 2020.
The veteran and former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii was confirmed last year in a 52-48 vote.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was established to address intelligence failures exposed by the events of September 11, 2001.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
