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US Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard Resigns, Citing Husband’s Struggle With Bone Cancer
- On Friday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard informed President Donald Trump she will resign effective June 30, 2026, to care for her husband, Abraham, who was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.
- President Trump praised Gabbard's work on Truth Social, stating she 'done a great job' and expressing confidence that Abraham 'will soon be better than ever' as the couple fights their health battle together.
- During her tenure, Gabbard declassified more than 500,000 pages of government records, including files on the Trump-Russia investigation and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, while dismantling diversity programs.
- Aaron Lukas, her principal deputy director of national intelligence, will serve as acting director following her departure, with her final day expected on June 30.
- Critics, including Democrats, previously challenged her assessments regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities and non-interventionist foreign policy, though she maintained her 2023 warning that Islamist jihadists represent the greatest long-term global threat.
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Democrats, media spark fury with ‘disgusting’ response to Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation
Democrats and media pundits face criticism for their “inappropriate” response to Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation as director of national intelligence after her husband Abraham was diagnosed with cancer.
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Tulsi Gabbard steps down as intelligence chief, citing husband’s rare bone cancer diagnosis
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told President Trump on Friday that she will resign at the end of June, stepping away from one of the most powerful positions in the federal government to care for her husband, Abraham Williams, who has been diagnosed with what she described as an “extremely rare form of bone...
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