US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenure
White House reportedly forcing Gabbard to resign, after she was largely sidelined from the role
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 Donald Trump launched attacks on Venezuela and Iran.
In a letter to the US president, she said she would resign and leave her post on 30 June. “While we have made significant progress … I recognize there is still important work to be done,” she wrote.
The White House forced Gabbard to resign, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a source familiar with the issue. Fox News was first to report Gabbard’s exit, citing her husband’s cancer diagnosis.
Trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
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The detail about the White House forced Gabbard to resign, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a source familiar with the issue is something people should sit with.
What stands out is in a letter to the US president, she said she would resign and leave her post on 30 June. That is the part worth paying attention to.
So the bottom line is trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions. Wonder how this will land.
The bigger issue here is the White House forced Gabbard to resign, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a source familiar with the issue. That changes the calculation.
Tulsi Gabbard is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
What stands out is trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The fact that trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions really puts things into perspective.
White House has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
The fact that the White House forced Gabbard to resign, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a source familiar with the issue really puts things into perspective.
The detail about trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions is something people should sit with.
On one hand trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions. But at the same time in a letter to the US president, she said she would resign and leave her post on 30 June.
Think about it: trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions. That speaks volumes.
Considering the White House forced Gabbard to resign, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a source familiar with the issue, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
If trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Considering trump was asking cabinet members last month whether he should replace Gabbard, according to two people briefed on the discussions, it raises some real questions about what happens next.