Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard, the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official, told President Donald Trump in a letter Friday that she is resigning from her role following her husband’s cancer diagnosis

Tulsi Gabbard, the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official, told President Donald Trump in a letter Friday that she is resigning from her role following her husband’s cancer diagnosis.

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In her letter, which she posted on X, Gabbard said that her husband, Abraham Williams, was diagnosed with a serious and rare form of bone cancer.

“At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she wrote. She said her last day would be June 30.