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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence director
Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump's second term.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term.
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- Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence directorPBS News - 2026-05-22T17:40:24+00:00
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