Tulsi Gabbard resigned as director of national intelligence on Friday, becoming the latest member to exit Donald Trump’s cabinet. According to Fox News, Gabbard resigned to support her husband as he battles “an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”
“Abraham has been my rock throughout our eleven years of marriage—steadfast throughout my deployments to East Africa on joint special operations missions, multiple political campaigns, and now in this role,” Gabbard noted in her formal resignation letter.
Gabbard said her husband expects to face “significant challenges” in the coming weeks and months. “At this time, I must resign from public office to stand by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she wrote in the letter.
She added that her husband’s love and support helped her through difficult times and that she could not continue in such a demanding role while he faced the battle ahead alone.
Gabbard thanks Donald Trump
Gabbard, who will serve as the eighth director of national intelligence starting in 2025, said Donald Trump She announced her decision at a meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, with her last day leading the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reportedly scheduled for June 30.
She also thanked the President for his trust and confidence in her during her tenure.
“I will be forever grateful to you and the American people, and deeply honored to serve our country as Director of National Intelligence,” the 45-year-old president said in the letter.
Tulsi Gabbard’s key contributions as director of national intelligence
As Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard Launched a major initiative to restructure the Intelligence Community by downsizing operations, cutting more than $700 million in annual costs, and eliminating DEI initiatives across the agency.
Gabbard also oversaw the declassification this month of more than 500,000 pages of government documents, including those related to the Trump-Russia investigation and the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.
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She also oversaw the work of the National Counterterrorism Center, which reportedly prevented more than 10,000 narco-terrorism-related individuals from entering the United States in 2025 and added more than 85,000 additional individuals to terrorist watch lists.
She publicly announced her resignation via X on Friday afternoon, writing: “It has been an honor to serve the American people as Director of National Intelligence.”
However, the outgoing director of national intelligence has pledged that she will remain focused on achieving a smooth transition in the coming weeks, ensuring there is no disruption to leadership or ongoing operations.
