After Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation from the Trump administration, she got an unexpected call on Tuesday from her planned successor, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, telling her she was essentially being fired effective immediately, catching her completely off guard.
According to Axios, Gabbard, who had announced she would be leaving at the end of the month, was instead told by Pulte, “Today is your last day.”
Gabbard then got in touch with President Donald Trump, who made clear this directive had not come from on high and she was free to choose the day she left. “What day works best for you?” Trump asked her. She indicated June 19, which was followed by Trump getting on Truth Social to announce that as the date of her departure.
Gabbard, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, has privately clashed with the Trump administration in recent months over its handling of the war in Iran. Officially, however, she said she was leaving due to her husband’s cancer diagnosis.
Trump’s move to replace her with Pulte has led to massive controversy, even among conservatives, as Pulte has no experience whatsoever in national security and a track record of abusing his office to go after the president’s political enemies.
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