This week, she officially announced that she was resigning as Director of National Intelligence effective June 30, 2026, citing her husband's "extremely rare" cancer diagnosis.
According to recent CNN reports, Gabbard had been "sidelined" from the Trump administration's foreign policy, as she was noticeably absent from photos of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago war room during the Iran strikes.
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So, things had clearly been shaky for a while, and it's no shock that people online had A LOT of thoughts about Gabbard's resignation. "Her husband sickness may be the official excuse, however she was pushed out," one person speculated.