Washington: US Intelligence Department Chief Tulsi Gabbard has resigned from her post. She has resigned from the post of Director of National Intelligence citing her husband’s rare illness. In her resignation letter, Tulsi Gabbard said that she was resigning from the post of Director of National Intelligence to support her husband in his fight against bone cancer. Gabbard told President Trump about this during a meeting held in the Oval Office on Friday.
June 30 will be the last day of tenure
According to the information, Tulsi Gabbard’s last day of work will be June 30. In her resignation letter, Gabbard said she is deeply grateful for my trust in her and the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the past year and a half. She is the fourth Cabinet official to resign during Trump’s second term.
Aaron Lucas will take over the responsibility after Tulsi
President Donald Trump also confirmed her resignation, saying that unfortunately Tulsi Gabbard will be leaving the administration on June 30. President Trump further said that after Gabbard’s departure, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lucas will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence.
Speculation of differences with Trump
Earlier it was being said that Tulsi Gabbard would step down from the government after President Trump’s decision to attack Iran. This decision caused some disagreements within his administration. Gabbard said in a written statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee that Iran had made no efforts to rebuild its nuclear capability after its nuclear program was completely destroyed by US strikes last year. The statement contrasted with that of Trump, who had repeatedly insisted that the war was necessary to avert the threat from Iran.
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