Tulsi Gabbard, the nation’s chief intelligence official, is the latest woman to leave President Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
Gabbard is resigning to care for her husband, Abraham, who has been diagnosed with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer” and “faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months,” she said in her resignation letter, which was first reported by Fox News.
“At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she wrote.
Her resignation as director of national intelligence is effective June 30.
Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii who switched parties and became part of the MAGA coalition, was confirmed last year as the nation’s chief intelligence official. She is the only Pacific Islander member of Trump’s Cabinet.
The Guardian previously reported that Trump was asking advisers whether he should replace Gabbard after she declined to denounce a deputy, Joe Kent, who resigned over his disagreements over the U.S. war with Iran.
Gabbard is the fourth woman to leave Trump’s Cabinet in the past three months, following Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
The women remaining in Trump’s Cabinet are Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins; Education Secretary Linda McMahon; and Kelly Loeffler, head of the Small Business Administration.
FBI Director Kash Patel and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have both also drawn criticism and speculation that their jobs were on the line.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.