Gabbard leaving ‘not a huge surprise’: Byron York
Byron York commented on Tulsi Gabbard's resignation from her position as Director of National Intelligence, noting it was not unexpected given her differing views on Trump administration policies. Gabbard's departure follows her husband's cancer diagnosis, and Aaron Lukas will serve as the acting director. York suggested that Gabbard's alignment with Trump's 2024 campaign may have influenced her decision to leave, and he anticipates challenges in confirming her successor due to Republican divisions.
- ▪Byron York stated that Tulsi Gabbard's resignation was not a huge surprise.
- ▪Gabbard announced her resignation after her husband was diagnosed with bone cancer.
- ▪Aaron Lukas will step in as acting director of National Intelligence after Gabbard's departure.
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Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation doesn’t come as a huge surprise, given her stance on some Trump administration policies. “She has never been really in line with the new sort of interventionist Trump foreign policy, and there were reports that she was kept out of the loop when decisions were made on issues like Venezuela and Iran,” York said on Fox News’s America Reports Friday. Recommended Stories Stephen Colbert was ‘predictable and losing boatloads of money’: Joe Concha Trump rejoices after Stephen Colbert’s last show Stephen Colbert signs off one last time: ‘Hello, Goodbye’ Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday after her husband was diagnosed with bone cancer.
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