Tulsi Gabbard Announces Departure From DNI Role Effective June 30

By: Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist

In a major loss for the country, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday her plans to resign from her post at the end of June. The former congresswoman cited her husband’s recent diagnosis of an “extremely rare form of bone cancer” as the reason for her departure.

“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. His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge,” Gabbard wrote in a letter addressed to President Trump. “I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position.”

Gabbard said she will officially depart her role as DNI on June 30. While noting the “significant progress” she and her team made at the Office of Director of National Intelligence, “advancing unprecedented transparency and restoring integrity to the intelligence community,” the Hawaii native acknowledged “there is still important work to be done.” She stated that she is “fully committed to ensuring a smooth and thorough transition over the coming weeks” so the president and his team “experience no disruption in leadership or momentum.”

“Thank you for your understanding during this deeply personal and difficult time for our family. I will remain forever grateful to you and to the American people for the profound honor of serving our nation as DNI,” Gabbard wrote.

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