Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence director PBS NewsHour By: Meg Kinnard, Associated Press · Will Weissert, Associated Press · David Klepper, Associated Press 22 May 2026 at 17:40 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.