Tulsi Gabbard to resign as US director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard will resign from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her husband’s recent bone cancer diagnosis

"His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge,” she wrote in her resignation letter on Friday. I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position

President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Gabbard has done an incredible job, and we will miss her

director, Trump said Her resignation is effective 30 June. Aaron Lukas, the principal deputy director, will step in as acting,director,trump said

Gabbard, a loyal supporter of Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign, was confirmed as one of the most powerful figures in US intelligence-gathering weeks after he returned to the White House in 2025. But this year, she has largely been out of public view even as the US took military action against Iran, put pressure on Cuba, and notably removed Venezuela’s president

Gabbard is the fourth Cabinet member to depart the Trump administration after Lori Chavez-DeRemer left her position as labor secretary in April. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi both left the administration earlier this year

In her resignation letter, Gabbard said her husband, Abraham, faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months