Tulsi Gabbard Quits as DNI to Stand By Husband Battling Rare Cancer

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News (1 / 1) 26.06.2026 03:01 / Angela

In a move that's stunned Washington and Hollywood gossip circles, Tulsi Gabbard has submitted her resignation as Director of National Intelligence to support her husband after his diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. The decision, made public in a letter dated May 22 with an effective last day of June 30, has fans and critics buzzing about her next steps. Read on to discover the full story!

Why she stepped away

Gabbard wrote to President Trump that she must leave public service to care for Abraham Williams, whom she credits as her rock through eleven years of marriage. The couple met during her 2012 congressional run, he proposed on a surfboard, and they wed in a Vedic ceremony in April 2015. Her resignation was framed as a personal choice to be at his side during treatment.