Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence | 22 May 2026 | Tulsi Gabbard, the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official, told President Donald Trump in a letter Friday that she is resigning from her role following her husband’s cancer diagnosis. In her letter, which she posted on X, Gabbard said that her husband, Abraham Williams, was diagnosed with a serious and rare form of bone cancer. “At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she wrote. She said her last day would be June 30. Trump said on Truth Social that Gabbard has done “an incredible job, and we will miss her” and said he had no doubt her husband would “soon be better than ever.”