Tulsi Gabbard resigning as Trump's intelligence chief

Cnbc · May 22, 2026 · 142 words · By Kevin Breuninger

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What to know about Tulsi Gabbard resigning as Trump's intelligence chief

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.

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What happened

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.

Why it matters

Kent Nishimura | Reuters Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence, MS NOW reported Friday, citing a White House official and a senior administration official.

Common ground

Gabbard is leaving her post to support her husband, who is battling a rare form of bone cancer, the White House official told MS NOW.

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Claim 1: “Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.”

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Multiple sources confirm Tulsi Gabbard is the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) since 2025. Specifically, National Review and another web result explicitly mention her speaking at a White House press briefing, corroborating the event and her role.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_United_States_presidentia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tulsi Gabbard's political positions are influenced by her background as a politician and U.S. military officer. Gabbard served in the United States Congress from 2013 to 2021. She has been serving in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Tulsi_G…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tulsi Gabbard (; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician and U.S. military officer serving as the eighth director of national intelligence (DNI). She previously served as U.S. representative fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi_Gabbard

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Claim 2: “Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence”

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While Wikipedia and other sources confirm she is the DNI, a web search result indicates that President Trump has 'reportedly urged' her to step down, but another source (Axios via web search) suggests Roger Stone intervened to save her job, indicating a conflict or ongoing tension regarding her resignation rather than a confirmed resignation.

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Claim 3: “Gabbard told Trump during an Oval Office meeting Friday that she would step down from his Cabinet, with her last day expected to be June 30”

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None of the provided evidence mentions an Oval Office meeting on a Friday or a specific resignation date of June 30. Some search results for 'Tulsi' returned information about the Tulsi herb (Holy Basil), which is irrelevant to the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From March 11 to 15, 2025, a group of United States national security leaders were observed conversing on a group chat using the messaging service Signal about imminent military operations against the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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Claim 4: “Gabbard is leaving her post to support her husband, who is battling a rare form of bone cancer”

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The provided evidence does not mention a husband or a rare form of bone cancer. The web results discuss political pressure and Roger Stone's intervention, but contain no information regarding her family's health or personal reasons for leaving.

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web search NEUTRAL — The only reason Gabbard still has her job, according to Axios, is Roger Stone .He saved Tulsi,” a source told Axios . Stone confirmed on X that he had interceded: “Fortunately, I acted in time.” That …
https://polinews.org/breaking-trump-reportedly-told-dni-tuls…

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web search NEUTRAL — We are researchers who deal in open-source information, reasoned argument, and dank memes. We do battle in the sphere of ideas and ideas only. We neither need nor condone the use of force in our work …
https://greatawakening.win/p/1ASZMMM3lK/tulsi-gabbard-is-dou…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tulsi Gabbard (D–Hawaii) is a weird person running a weird presidential campaign. That doesn't make her a stooge for…
https://reason.com/2019/10/14/the-new-york-times-wonders-alo…

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