Thanks Trump in her resignation letter for trusting her to lead national intelligence
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a US House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026. REUTERS
Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her job as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, Fox News Digital reported on Friday, citing her resignation letter.
I am deeply grateful for the trust President Trump placed in me and for the opportunity to lead @ODNIgov for the last year and a half.
Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026. My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare… pic.twitter.com/PS0Dxp5zpd
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) May 22, 2026
Gabbard advised Trump of her intention to step down during an Oval Office meeting on Friday, the news outlet reported. The resignation is effective June 30, it said.
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 Intelligence for the last year and a half”, Fox News Digital reported.
She cited her husband’s recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer, it said.
Trump said on his Truth Social network, adding that her deputy Aaron Lukas would serve as acting Director of National Intelligence.
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