Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s top US intelligence official
Summary
Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as the director of national intelligence under President Donald Trump, citing her husband’s serious illness. President Trump confirmed her resignation and announced that Aaron Lukas will temporarily take over the role.Key Facts
- Tulsi Gabbard served as the head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for about a year and a half.
- She resigned because her husband was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer.
- President Trump praised her work and said she will leave the administration on June 30th.
- Aaron Lukas, the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, will act as the interim director.
- Gabbard was a Democratic member of Congress from 2013 to 2021 and ran for president in 2020.
- She served in the Hawaii National Guard and was deployed in Iraq, shaping her anti-war views.
- Gabbard switched support to President Trump in 2020 due to his promises to reduce U.S. military involvement abroad.
- Some of her past views on military actions differ from policies under President Trump’s administration.
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