Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns
Summary
Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence to support her husband, who has a rare bone cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet member to leave during Trump's second term, and her resignation comes after some disagreements within the administration about Iran policy.Key Facts
- Tulsi Gabbard stepped down from her national intelligence role on June 30 to care for her husband with cancer.
- She served as director of national intelligence under President Donald Trump during his second term.
- Gabbard is the fourth Cabinet-level official to resign during this term.
- President Trump praised her work and named Aaron Lukas as acting director after her departure.
- Gabbard previously had some public differences with Trump over the U.S. strike on Iran.
- She stated that Iran had not tried to rebuild its nuclear program after U.S. attacks, which contradicted President Trump’s statements.
- Gabbard is a military veteran and former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii.
- Other officials, like Joe Kent, have also resigned over disagreements on military actions during Trump’s administration.
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