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WASHINGTON (AP) – 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\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026,\u201d Gabbard wrote in her resignation letter, which she posted on X. \u201cMy husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
There had been rumblings that Gabbard would split with Trump after the president’s decision to strike Iran, which caused some division within his administration. Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation in March, saying he \u201ccannot in good conscience\u201d back the war.<\/p>\n
Gabbard, a veteran and former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, built her political name on her opposition to foreign wars. This put her in an awkward position when the U.S. joined Israel in launching attacks on Iran on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n
During a congressional hearing in March, her measured comments were notable for their careful non-endorsement of Trump\u2019s decision to strike Iran. She repeatedly dodged questions about whether the White House had been warned of potential fallout from the conflict, including Iran\u2019s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
Gabbard said in written remarks to the Senate Intelligence Committee that there had been no effort by Iran to rebuild its nuclear capability after U.S. attacks last year \u201cobliterated\u201d its nuclear program. That statement contradicted Trump, who has repeatedly asserted that the war was necessary to head off an imminent threat from the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n
This created several awkward exchanges with lawmakers who asked Gabbard for her opinion on the threat posed by Iran as the nation\u2019s top intelligence official. She repeatedly said it was Trump\u2019s decision to strike, not hers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not the intelligence community\u2019s responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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