Tulsi Gabbard becomes fourth woman to leave Trump’s cabinet this year
Tulsi Gabbard has resigned from her position as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health issues. She is the fourth woman to leave Donald Trump's cabinet this year. Gabbard, a former congresswoman, plans to step down at the end of June to support her husband during his battle with cancer.
- ▪Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on social media, stating her husband's diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer.
- ▪She is the fourth woman to depart Trump's cabinet this year, all of whom have been women.
- ▪Gabbard previously served as a military officer and was a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii.
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