Gabbard resigns as Trump's top U.S. intelligence official, Fox News Digital reports

[EarlG]

Source: Reuters

Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her job ​as President Donald Trump's ‌director of national intelligence, Fox News Digital reported on Friday, citing ​her resignation letter. Gabbard advised ​Trump of her intention to ⁠step down during a Oval ​Office meeting on Friday, the ​news outlet reported. The resignation is effective June 30, it said.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/gabbard-resigns-trumps-national-intelligence-director-fox-news-digital-reports-2026-05-22/

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More to come, presumably...

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Beat me by a sec!

CNBC had a blaring breaking news banner - https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/22/tulsi-gabbard-resigns-intelligence-trump-husband.html

[Pisces]

2. She's seen everything she needs to see. Trump wanted her out.

[yardwork]

3. Retiring to Moscow?

Finished cleaning out the CIA files and handing them to Russia?

Told to resign because she's a woman and the war in Iran is going poorly?

Who knows.

[UpInArms]

4. None of those are mutually exclusive

So, maybe all of the above

[barbtries]

5. so first they're erasing all the women, it seems.

still, good news. but patel and kegsbreath need to go - fuck, they're all the worst.

[ShazzieB]

9. RFK Jr., too.

He's even worse than I realized. I was just reading yesterday about how he does not even believe in germ theory! Having him in charge of our public health scares the bejesus out of me!

[barbtries]

12. gawd yes.

i'm shocked he wasn't the first name i came up with tbh. Thank you

[FakeNoose]

6. There's no more intelligence for her to give to the Russians, so she might as well leave

[LiberalArkie]

7. Why are Vlads people leaving this administration?

[yardwork]

16. Got what they needed, probably.

[Jacson6]

8. Her husband is in the late stages of cancer.

I've been through that with my family. We can all have a lil' empathy with those of those suffering through it. God speed to the husband and her.

[mercuryblues]

18. I'll save my empathy for these families

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221255092

This a direct result of who she supports and worked for. Where was she when these kids were dying?

[Mother Of Four]

21. Sure, I'll have empathy for her---

As soon as everyone has the same insurance and access to medical care that her family does.

[COL Mustard]

10. Na na hey hey

Goodbye.

[Bayard]

11. Can't wait to see her replacement....

[purr-rat beauty]

13. Only the best...

Fuck Meritocracy

This is a Carrotocracy....they are enticed in and then dropped once felonious trump is done with them.

There should be a law for failing Presidential Cabinets

[AllaN01Bear]

14. Now ,allan01bear, behave.

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

17. With you ABear ...

let us two together send our thoughts and prayers for her husband and a very happy good riddance to her. Anyway, Putin doesn't need her anymore as he has Trump and his appointees. I hope to never hear or see her name again!

[AllaN01Bear]

20. ""

[manicdem]

15. Best wishes to her

Bone cancer has a high mortality rate, and it sounds like her husband is facing an advanced stage of it. She made the right choice to take care of her family.

[Orangenero]

22. Agree. It would be nice if a few others

expressed the same sentiment. It's frustrating that people think they need to stoop to the same as the other party. We should be better, but we are the same.

[Mysterian]

19. Spend more time with family.

Yeah, right.