Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence on Friday, effective June 30, 2026. She cited her husband Abraham’s recent diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer and said he faces major challenges. Reuters reported that the White House forced her out, and later updated its headline to reflect that she was pushed out. Reuters cited a source familiar with her departure and said the White House had been unhappy with her for some time. The reported reasons included activities of her task force, the Director’s Initiatives Group, such as declassifying documents related to John F. Kennedy’s death, investigating election machine security, and probing the origins of COVID-19. Gabbard had been viewed as on thin ice due to her non-interventionist approach.
"Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence on Friday, citing her husband’s recent diagnosis with bone cancer. While both Gabbard and Trump put out releases citing Gabbard’s husband’s illness, Reuters reported that Gabbard had been forced out by the White House. Reuters ran with the initial headline, White House forced top spy Gabbard to resign, source says, and included the line, A source familiar with the matter said that Gabbard had been forced out by the White House."
"As Reuters updated its breaking news piece, the story’s headline changed to Gabbard resigns as Trump’s top US intelligence official, but it also added a crosshead into the text: PUSHED OUT. Under the crosshead, Reuters reported: She was pushed out by the White House, a source familiar with Gabbard’s departure told Reuters. The White House has been unhappy with her for quite some time."
"Among other activities, it has worked to declassify documents related to the death of former President John F. Kennedy, investigate the security of election machines, and probe the origins of COVID-19. Gabbard, a former progressive, anti-war House Democrat, has long been viewed as on thin ice in the administration, as she is known for her non-interventionist policies, which run counter to Trump’s ongoing war in Iran."
"Gabbard shared her resignation letter online on Friday and added, Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026. My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. He faces major challenges in the c"
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