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EXCLUSIVE: Tulsi Gabbard resigns from Trump Cabinet

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Director of National intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has announced her resignation following her husband's diagnosis of bone cancer, no immediate replacement is known. EXCLUSIVE: Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as Director of National Intelligence to support her husband through his battle with "an extremely rare form of bone cancer," Fox News Digital learned. Gabbard notified President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office Friday. Her last day at ODNI is expected to be June 30. Fox News Digital exclusively obtained her formal resignation letter, in which Gabbard says she is "deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half." "Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026," she wrote. "My husband, Abraham

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Sidelined on Iran and Venezuela, Gabbard instead pursued Trump’s Deep State grievances amid her own suspicions | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump selected Tulsi Gabbard as his top intelligence official thanks to her non-interventionist, “America First” ideology that had pushed her away from the Democratic Party and into the MAGA fold. But as Trump’s…

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Sidelined on Iran and Venezuela, Gabbard instead pursued Trump’s Deep State grievances amid her own suspicions | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump selected Tulsi Gabbard as his top intelligence official thanks to her non-interventionist, “America First” ideology that had pushed her away from the Democratic Party and into the MAGA fold.…

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May 22, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
The turbulent 15 months of Trump’s unlikely US intelligence director

The ex-Democrat without an intelligence background took many actions seemingly meant to flatter Trump Tulsi Gabbard’s tumultuous 15-month tenure as the country’s top intelligence official ended on Friday, when she…

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US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenure

White House reportedly forced Gabbard to resign after she was sidelined from Iran and Venezuela operations and becomes fourth woman to depart Trump’s cabinet Tulsi Gabbard is leaving her post as US director of national…

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EXCLUSIVE: Tulsi Gabbard resigns from Trump Cabinet

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMay 23, 2026

President Donald Trump selected Tulsi Gabbard as his top intelligence official thanks to her non-interventionist, “America First” ideology that had pushed her away from the Democratic Party and into the MAGA fold. But as Trump’s…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMay 22, 2026

The ex-Democrat without an intelligence background took many actions seemingly meant to flatter Trump Tulsi Gabbard’s tumultuous 15-month tenure as the country’s top intelligence official ended on Friday, when she submitted her…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianMay 22, 2026

White House reportedly forced Gabbard to resign after she was sidelined from Iran and Venezuela operations and becomes fourth woman to depart Trump’s cabinet Tulsi Gabbard is leaving her post as US director of national intelligence…

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