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Why did Tulsi Gabbard resign as director of national intelligence?

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In May 2026, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced that she was resigning her cabinet post effective June 30, 2026. While Gabbard had been subject to a contentious confirmation hearing and a controversial head of national intelligence, unlike other cabinet secretaries including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Gabbard was not fired by Pres. Donald Trump. She resigned after her husband Abraham Williams was diagnosed with what she called “an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”