US: Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence: Report.

** FILE FOOTAGE RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “DONALD TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO ---EDITORIAL USE ONLY--- GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, US (OCT. 22, 2024) (DONALD TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA - RESTRICTED) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN AND 2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL, TULSI GABBARD, SAYING: "it is because of my love for our country, and specifically because of the leadership that President Trump has brought to transform the Republican Party and bring it back to the party of the people and the party of peace that I'm proud to stand here with you today. President Trump, and announce that I'm joining the Republican Party. I'm joining the party of the people. The Party of Equality, the party that was founded to fight against an end slavery in this country. It is the party of common sense and the party that is led by a president who has the courage and strength to fight for peace." GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, US - OCT. 22 - ** FILE FOOTAGE - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “DONALD TRUMP SOCIAL MEDIA” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO ---EDITORIAL USE ONLY--- Tulsi Gabbard, US President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, has decided to step down from the post, Axios reported Friday, May 22, citing sources. Gabbard’s departure from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is unrelated to any controversy or concerns about her performance, the report said. She is leaving her position after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, the report added. According to CBS News, Gabbard’s husband has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, her chief of staff said Friday. Alexa Henning, her chief, said Gabbard would step aside on June 30.