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 Digital.
“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 news broke within minutes of the president saying he plans to remain at the White House this weekend — rather than at his New Jersey golf course — fueling speculation he’s poised to resume attacks on the Islamic Republic.
Gabbard has publicly remained loyal to Trump during Operation Epic Fury, testifying to the Senate in March that “the intelligence community assessed that Iran maintained the intention to rebuild and to continue to grow their nuclear enrichment capability.”
