Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's director of national intelligence

Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing in Washington DC on Thursday, March 19, 2026 - Copyright Tom Brenner/AP Photo

By Orestes Georgiou Daniel

Published on 22/05/2026 - 19:35 GMT+2

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Tulsi Gabbard was appointed as director of national intelligence at the start of Trump's second term as US president.

US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has resigned from her position, citing her husband's ill health, she announced on Friday.

Formerly a member of the Democratic Party, Gabbard ran as a presidential candidate in the party's primaries in 2020 on an anti-interventionist platform. She later dropped out before endorsing eventual US President Joe Biden.

Gabbard left the Democratic Party in 2022, and endorsed Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election before joining the Republican Party later that year.

Tulsi Gabbard is the fourth cabinet departure of Trump's second term as president.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.

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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard was appointed as director of national intelligence at the start of Trump's second term as US president.

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