Tulsi Gabbard resigned Friday as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she is stepping down to support her husband after his diagnosis with a rare bone cancer. Her departure marks the fourth Cabinet-level exit of Trump’s second term and comes amid growing tensions over the administration’s Iran policy after Gabbard’s public testimony at times diverged from the president’s claims.
Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term.