Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation as Director of National Intelligence on Friday, citing her husband Abraham's recent diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. Her last day in the role is scheduled for June 30, 2026. Gabbard delivered the letter to President Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office.

In the letter she stated that her husband "faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months" and that she could not ask him to face the fight alone while she remained in the demanding position.

During her time at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard advanced efforts to increase transparency and reduce the size of the intelligence community, saving more than $700 million per year. She also established a Weaponization Working Group and declassified more than half a million pages of government records.

" He added that her principal deputy, Aaron Lukas, will serve as acting director. Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials largely responded with well wishes for her husband.