Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her role as Director of National Intelligence to provide support for her husband as he undergoes treatment for cancer, Fox News Digital reported Friday.
Gabbard met with President Trump in the Oval Office on Friday to notify him of her decision. Her final day at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is expected to be June 30.
Fox News Digital obtained Gabbard's formal resignation letter. In that letter, she wrote she is "deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half." She identified her husband, Abraham, as having "recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer."
In the same letter, Gabbard detailed the work she said was accomplished during her tenure, writing that she has "made significant progress at the ODNI - advancing unprecedented transparency and restoring integrity to the intelligence community." She added that she recognizes "there is still important work to be done."
The announcement follows a pattern of turnover among senior officials in the administration. In recent months, several high-level figures have left their posts, including Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, Pam Bondi as Attorney General, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary.
Gabbard's resignation centers on a personal family health crisis rather than a public policy dispute; her stated priority is to be with her husband during his treatment. Beyond her letter and the Oval Office notification, details about next steps at the ODNI or any immediate successor have not been provided in the available reporting.
Summary
Tulsi Gabbard will step down as Director of National Intelligence to care for her husband, Abraham, who has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. She informed the president in an Oval Office meeting and submitted a formal resignation letter expressing gratitude for the opportunity to lead the ODNI and noting progress made during her tenure; her last day is expected to be June 30.