Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Director of National Intelligence, citing husband’s cancer diagnosis

WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation Friday — citing her husband’s recent cancer diagnosis.

Gabbard, a longtime skeptic of US intervention overseas, apparently did not cite the ongoing Iran war in a resignation letter first reported by Fox News.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation from the post on Friday. Getty Images

Gabbard cited her husband Abraham’s recent cancer diagnosis for the decision to step down. AFP via Getty Images

“Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026,” she wrote. “My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”

The former Hawaii Democratic congresswoman also thanked Trump for “the trust you placed in me.”