00:00Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted her shocking resignation on May 22nd, citing her husband's recent cancer diagnosis.
00:08Gabbard, a longtime skeptic of U.S. intervention overseas, apparently did not cite the ongoing Iran war in a resignation
00:15letter first reported by Fox News Digital.
00:18Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026, she wrote.
00:24My husband Abraham has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.
00:28His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge, she continued.
00:33I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone, while I continue in this demanding and time
00:39-consuming position.
00:40The former Hawaii Democratic congresswoman also thanked President Trump for the quote, trust you placed in me.
00:46The shocking news broke within minutes of the president saying he plans to remain at the White House this weekend,
00:51rather than attend his eldest son Don Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas.
00:55Fueling speculation he's poised to resume attacks on Iran.
00:59Gabbard has publicly remained loyal to Trump during Operation Epic Fury, despite her long insistence that U.S. presidents can't
01:06attack other nations without Congress' approval.
01:09According to a report in The Atlantic, Gabbard even co-sponsored legislation in 2018 that would have required the president
01:15to seek congressional approval
01:16for military engagements against Syria, Iran, or Russia.
01:21In March, the former Dem testified to the Senate that the quote,
01:25intelligence community assessed that Iran maintained the intention to rebuild and to continue to grow their nuclear enrichment capability.
01:32But the 45-year-old has rarely been at the forefront of the administration,
01:35with Trump often singling out and praising CIA Director John Ratcliffe for his contributions.
01:41Gabbard had aligned with Trump on other policies, including investigating alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election.
01:47The Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel faced a firestorm of criticism during her confirmation process
01:52when she defended a meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
01:57I went with former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who had been there many times before and who had met with Assad
02:02before.
02:03A number of topics were covered and discussed.
02:06And to directly answer your question, yes, I asked him tough questions about his own regime's actions,
02:13the use of chemical weapons and the brutal tactics that were being used against his own people.
02:19Were you able to extract any concessions from President Assad?
02:23No, and I didn't expect to.
02:25And refused to say whether famed NSA leaker Edward Snowden was a traitor.
02:30Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States of America?
02:36That is not a hard question to answer when the stakes are this high.
02:43Senator, as someone who has served in uniform...
02:46Your answer, yes or no, is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States of America?
02:52As someone who has worn our uniform in combat...
02:57The upper chamber voted 52 to 48 to confirm Gabbard, with Senator Mitch McConnell, from Kentucky, joining all 47 Democrats
03:05in opposition.
03:06Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton emphasized that he had combed through multiple FBI background checks, questionnaires and other documents
03:14and found Gabbard's record was, quote,
03:16Clean as a whistle, before accusing Democrats of questioning her patriotism and judgment.
03:21But McConnell, the former Senate party leader, forcibly disagreed with the Senate Intel chair in a statement after he cast
03:28his vote against Gabbard, saying she was, quote,
03:39The Hawaiian's departure follows the fiery resignation in March of her former subordinate, Joe Kent, the one-time head of
03:46the National Counterterrorism Center, who claimed Israel had duped Trump into attacking Iran.
03:51Gabbard's key deputy wrote in his resignation letter that President Trump was swooned by, quote,
03:57High-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media, who, quote,
04:02Sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran.
04:06The American media, who, quote,
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