Tulsi Gabbard's resignation as director of national intelligence, removes sidelined Iran war sceptic

Tulsi Gabbard's resignation as director of national intelligence, removes sidelined Iran war sceptic Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/22/2026 - 19:26 The former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate said she was resigning due to her husband's rare bone cancer Tulsi Gabbard speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority' conference in Washington, DC, on 21 June 2024 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty images via AFP) Off Tulsi Gabbard is set to resign in June as US director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer, according to a letter she shared on Friday on X. "I am deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,” Gabbard wrote in a letter addressed to US President Donald Trump. “My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.