{"id":2590,"date":"2026-05-22T17:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/22\/us-intelligence-director-tulsi-gabbard-leaving-post-after-rocky-tenure\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:42:38","slug":"us-intelligence-director-tulsi-gabbard-leaving-post-after-rocky-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=2590","title":{"rendered":"US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"4532faa6-a264-4f5d-9528-b62e8a059d84\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tulsi Gabbard speaking into a microphone at a table.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6f1223a7b5d91f2d7489993cdc91911f04c1c7d7\/0_0_4000_2919\/master\/4000.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"339.33375\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Tulsi Gabbard on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 18 March.<\/span> Photograph: Annabelle Gordon\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"4532faa6-a264-4f5d-9528-b62e8a059d84\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Tulsi Gabbard on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 18 March.<\/span> Photograph: Annabelle Gordon\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenure<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>White House reportedly forcing Gabbard to resign, after she was largely sidelined from the role<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/may\/22\/donald-trump-ai-china-iran-war-powers-hormuz-latest-news-updates\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">US politics &#8211; live updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">Sign up for the Breaking News US email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tulsi Gabbard is leaving her post as US director of national intelligence following a tumultuous stint in which she was largely sidelined from the role as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> launched attacks on Venezuela and Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a letter to the US president, she said she would resign and leave her post on 30 June. \u201cWhile we have made significant progress &#8230; I recognize there is still important work to be done,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The White House forced Gabbard to resign, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a source familiar with the issue. Fox News was first to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/exclusive-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-from-trump-cabinet\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">report<\/a> Gabbard\u2019s exit, citing her husband\u2019s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/02\/trump-tulsi-gabbard-intelligence-chief\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">asking cabinet members last month<\/a> whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>More details soon \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/trump-administration\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=US%20intelligence%20director%20Tulsi%20Gabbard%20leaving%20post%20after%20rocky%20tenure&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/22\/tulsi-gabbard-resignation-intelligence-director?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F22%2Ftulsi-gabbard-resignation-intelligence-director&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/22\/tulsi-gabbard-resignation-intelligence-director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tulsi Gabbard on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 18 March. 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