Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s top US intelligence official
Tulsi Gabbard has resigned from her position as the Director of National Intelligence under President Trump. In her resignation letter, she expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve in the role for the past year and a half. Gabbard cited her husband's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer as the reason for her departure.
- ▪Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation as the Director of National Intelligence.
- ▪She expressed gratitude to President Trump for the opportunity to lead the office.
- ▪Gabbard's resignation is attributed to her husband's health issues.
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BREAKINGBREAKING, NewsTulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s top US intelligence officialSaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoDirector of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 18, 2026. [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]Published On 22 May 202622 May 2026Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her job as United States President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, according to her resignation letter posted on her X account.In her resignation letter, Gabbard told Trump she was “deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National…
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