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EarlG

(23,731 posts)
Fri May 22, 2026, 01:18 PM May 22

Gabbard resigns as Trump's top U.S. intelligence official, Fox News Digital reports

Source: Reuters

Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her job ​as President Donald Trump's ‌director of national intelligence, Fox News Digital reported on Friday, citing ​her resignation letter. Gabbard advised ​Trump of her intention to ⁠step down during a Oval ​Office meeting on Friday, the ​news outlet reported. The resignation is effective June 30, it said.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/gabbard-resigns-trumps-national-intelligence-director-fox-news-digital-reports-2026-05-22/



More to come, presumably...
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Gabbard resigns as Trump's top U.S. intelligence official, Fox News Digital reports (Original Post) EarlG May 22 OP
Beat me by a sec! BumRushDaShow May 22 #1
She's seen everything she needs to see. Trump wanted her out. Pisces May 22 #2
Retiring to Moscow? yardwork May 22 #3
None of those are mutually exclusive UpInArms May 22 #4
so first they're erasing all the women, it seems. barbtries May 22 #5
RFK Jr., too. ShazzieB May 22 #9
gawd yes. barbtries May 22 #12
There's no more intelligence for her to give to the Russians, so she might as well leave FakeNoose May 22 #6
Why are Vlads people leaving this administration? LiberalArkie May 22 #7
Got what they needed, probably. yardwork May 22 #16
Her husband is in the late stages of cancer. Jacson6 May 22 #8
I'll save my empathy for these families mercuryblues May 22 #18
Sure, I'll have empathy for her--- Mother Of Four May 22 #21
Na na hey hey COL Mustard May 22 #10
Can't wait to see her replacement.... Bayard May 22 #11
Only the best... purr-rat beauty May 22 #13
Now ,allan01bear, behave. AllaN01Bear May 22 #14
With you ABear ... oldsoldierfadingfast May 22 #17
"" AllaN01Bear May 22 #20
Best wishes to her manicdem May 22 #15
Agree. It would be nice if a few others Orangenero May 22 #22
Gabbard is a piece of shit Mysterian May 23 #24
Who is "we"? ForgoTheConsequence May 23 #25
She was pushed out AKA fired. She had no choice. ForgoTheConsequence May 23 #26
Spend more time with family. Mysterian May 22 #19
Correct. ForgoTheConsequence May 23 #27
Spend more time with hubby,sounds better than being shit canned Bengus81 May 23 #23
Getting out of Dodge.... Historic NY May 23 #28
The usual excuse 'family reasons'. pfitz59 May 23 #29
;-{)........ Goonch May 23 #30
Four members of trump's cabinet have been fired and they all have something in common LetMyPeopleVote May 23 #31

yardwork

(69,743 posts)
3. Retiring to Moscow?
Fri May 22, 2026, 01:28 PM
May 22

Finished cleaning out the CIA files and handing them to Russia?

Told to resign because she's a woman and the war in Iran is going poorly?

Who knows.

barbtries

(31,366 posts)
5. so first they're erasing all the women, it seems.
Fri May 22, 2026, 01:39 PM
May 22

still, good news. but patel and kegsbreath need to go - fuck, they're all the worst.

ShazzieB

(22,948 posts)
9. RFK Jr., too.
Fri May 22, 2026, 02:13 PM
May 22

He's even worse than I realized. I was just reading yesterday about how he does not even believe in germ theory! Having him in charge of our public health scares the bejesus out of me!

Jacson6

(2,236 posts)
8. Her husband is in the late stages of cancer.
Fri May 22, 2026, 02:08 PM
May 22

I've been through that with my family. We can all have a lil' empathy with those of those suffering through it. God speed to the husband and her.

mercuryblues

(16,521 posts)
18. I'll save my empathy for these families
Fri May 22, 2026, 04:36 PM
May 22

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221255092

This a direct result of who she supports and worked for. Where was she when these kids were dying?

Mother Of Four

(1,723 posts)
21. Sure, I'll have empathy for her---
Fri May 22, 2026, 06:55 PM
May 22

As soon as everyone has the same insurance and access to medical care that her family does.

purr-rat beauty

(1,502 posts)
13. Only the best...
Fri May 22, 2026, 03:29 PM
May 22

Fuck Meritocracy

This is a Carrotocracy....they are enticed in and then dropped once felonious trump is done with them.

There should be a law for failing Presidential Cabinets

17. With you ABear ...
Fri May 22, 2026, 04:31 PM
May 22

let us two together send our thoughts and prayers for her husband and a very happy good riddance to her. Anyway, Putin doesn't need her anymore as he has Trump and his appointees. I hope to never hear or see her name again!

manicdem

(559 posts)
15. Best wishes to her
Fri May 22, 2026, 04:03 PM
May 22

Bone cancer has a high mortality rate, and it sounds like her husband is facing an advanced stage of it. She made the right choice to take care of her family.

Orangenero

(23 posts)
22. Agree. It would be nice if a few others
Fri May 22, 2026, 09:09 PM
May 22

expressed the same sentiment. It's frustrating that people think they need to stoop to the same as the other party. We should be better, but we are the same.

ForgoTheConsequence

(5,227 posts)
27. Correct.
Sat May 23, 2026, 09:47 AM
May 23

Sources are saying she was pushed out. People still buying anything this Whitehouse sells are fools.

Bengus81

(10,418 posts)
23. Spend more time with hubby,sounds better than being shit canned
Sat May 23, 2026, 07:59 AM
May 23

Which was going to happen. Who will be the new sycophant that's worse than her?

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