Alex GriffingMay 22nd, 2026, 1:10 pm

Tulsi Gabbard is reportedly resigning as President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence amid her husband’s battle with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer,” Fox News Digital first reported on Friday.

The exclusive report from Fox’s Brooke Singman and Robert Schmad added that “Gabbard notified President Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office Friday. Her last day at ODNI is expected to be June 30.”

Fox obtained Gabbard’s resignation letter to Trump, which said she was “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.”

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

At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle. Abraham has been my rock throughout our eleven years of marriage — standing steadfast through my deployment to East Africa on a Joint Special Operations mission, multiple political campaigns and now my service in this role.

Gabbard has long been believed to be one of the most likely top officials next to leave Trump’s administration, following the high-profile firings of ex-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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