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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence
Key takeaways
- "His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge," she wrote in her resignation letter obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
- President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Gabbard "has done an incredible job, and we will miss her".
- Aaron Lukas, the principal deputy director, will step in as acting director, Trump said.
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Ana Faguyand Sareen Habeshian Getty Images Tulsi Gabbard has said she is resigning from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her husband's recent bone cancer diagnosis.
"His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge," she wrote in her resignation letter obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. "I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position."
President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Gabbard "has done an incredible job, and we will miss her".
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