Washington DC/IBNS, May 23 -- Tulsi Gabbard resigned as the United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on Friday, citing her husband Abraham's battle with a rare form of bone cancer.

In a post on X, Gabbard said her husband was recently diagnosed with the disease and would face "major challenges in the coming weeks and months."

Gabbard also shared her resignation letter addressed to US President Donald Trump.

Trump appointed former CIA officer Aaron Lukas as acting director of national intelligence.

The President called Lukas, who replaced Gabbard, as "highly respected" in a Truth Social post.

Her role involved advising the President on national security matters, overseeing intelligence-sharing, monitoring global threats, ...