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Tulsi Gabbard has left the Trump administration, marking the fourth departure from his cabinet, and all four exits have been by women, highlighting a notable wave of female turnover at the top levels of his administration.
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as President Trump's director of national intelligence, effective June 30, 2026, citing her husband's cancer and need to step away; she is the fourth cabinet official to depart during Trump's second term amid ongoing debates over Iran and intelligence leadership.
Tulsi Gabbard announced in a letter to President Trump, posted on social media, that she is resigning as director of national intelligence effective June 30 to be by her husband’s side as he battles an extremely rare form of bone cancer. After 15 months leading the U.S. spy agencies and facing scrutiny over her conduct and Iran assessments, her departure comes amid a wave of Trump-era cabinet departures.
Tulsi Gabbard announced she will resign as Director of National Intelligence, effective June 30, 2026, to care for her husband Abraham Williams after he was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. President Trump said Aaron Lukas will serve as acting DNI. Her tenure had at times clashed with the White House over Iran policy, and she pledged a smooth transition as she steps away from public service.
Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as Director of National Intelligence, citing her husband’s cancer diagnosis, making her the fourth Trump-era cabinet departure; Acting DNI Aaron Lukas will take over as the administration continues to navigate leadership changes and foreign-policy debates.
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as the US director of national intelligence, effective June 30, citing her husband’s bone cancer diagnosis and a desire to support him. Aaron Lukas will serve as acting DNI. Trump called her service outstanding, and Gabbard, a Trump ally, led coordination across intelligence agencies as US actions continued in Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela.
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence to support her husband, who has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer; Aaron Lukas will serve as acting DNI following her departure, effective June 30, with Trump confirming the resignation.
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a senior Trump-era intelligence official and daughter-in-law of RFK Jr. who was aligned with Tulsi Gabbard, is stepping down from two top posts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Management and Budget, with hopes of returning to the private sector and remaining on a presidential intelligence advisory board; her departure continues a trend of high-level reshuffles in national security leadership.
Tulsi Gabbard told President Trump in February she had concerns about reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without stronger privacy safeguards, but Trump is pushing for a clean 18-month renewal with few changes; the White House says the measure is vital to national security, while privacy advocates warn it could sweep up Americans’ data, and Gabbard’s views on FISA have at times diverged from Trump’s policy goals.
Tulsi Gabbard’s office says the ODNI has referred information to the DOJ that may involve possible crimes by former intelligence-community employees, tied to the whistleblower whose complaint helped trigger Trump’s 2019 impeachment. The referrals come as Gabbard promotes claims of a “deep state” effort to undermine Trump, including declassified documents and media appearances. The DOJ will decide whether to pursue an investigation, while Trump allies call the move political weaponization of the department.
Tulsi Gabbard has drafted criminal referrals to the Justice Department targeting a whistleblower and a former intelligence-community inspector general over their roles in the Ukraine-related impeachment inquiry of President Trump; the referrals do not specify crimes, and it's up to prosecutors to decide whether to open an investigation.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has referred a criminal matter to the Justice Department tied to the whistleblower complaint that spurred the 2019 impeachment of President Trump, releasing transcripts and interview notes she says show the intelligence community inspector general did not follow policy in handling the case (including Atkinson’s testimony). The move drew bipartisan reaction as lawmakers debate accountability and the handling of the whistleblower affair.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has sent criminal referrals to the DOJ regarding a former intelligence community inspector general and a whistleblower whose complaint helped trigger Trump’s 2019 impeachment, renewing scrutiny of the case.
Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent, who quit the Trump administration over the Iran war, warns that seizing Kharg Island or blocking Hormuz would be a disaster that could hand Iran a hostage‑like leverage via drones and missiles; Reuters reports Trump weighing occupation or blockade, while the White House disputes Kent’s claims as his resignation letter accuses Israeli influence of steering the administration toward war. The push comes as Iran threatens retaliation and oil markets react, with Kent promoting his warning in MAGA media and amid a broader debate over the administration’s war aims; an FBI leak investigation into Kent has also surfaced.
Joe Kent, who quit as Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center director over the Iran war, says leaving was worth it and would do it again, even as the FBI investigates alleged leaks; he braces for MAGA backlash while continuing to press his anti-war stance, a thread echoed by Tulsi Gabbard’s testimony amid intra-MAGA tensions over Iran.