Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation from her role as Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) effective June 30, 2026, to care for her husband, Abraham, who has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. In her resignation letter, Gabbard expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump for the opportunity to lead the ODNI for the past year and a half. She emphasized the need to support her husband through the challenges he faces, stating, 'I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position.'

During her tenure, Gabbard focused on increasing transparency and reforming the intelligence community, claiming to have saved taxpayers over $700 million annually. She also oversaw the declassification of hundreds of thousands of documents, including those related to the Trump-Russia investigation and the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. In response to her resignation, Trump acknowledged her contributions and appointed Aaron Lukas as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. Gabbard's departure follows a series of high-profile resignations from Trump's cabinet in recent months.