{"id":2765,"date":"2026-05-24T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/democrats-slam-tulsi-gabbard-over-intelligence-post-resignation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:41:07","slug":"democrats-slam-tulsi-gabbard-over-intelligence-post-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/democrats-slam-tulsi-gabbard-over-intelligence-post-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Slam Tulsi Gabbard Over Intelligence Post Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tony Kinnett<\/strong>, national correspondent for The Daily Signal, criticized the immediate attacks on Gabbard during an appearance on Fox &amp; Friends Weekend, according to New York Post. He characterized the rush to political commentary as revealing of deeper character flaws among media pundits and Democratic lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Kinnett pointed to what he called a toxic environment in political media where commentators prioritize inflammatory reactions over basic decency. <em>The social media ecosystem is all about getting out and saying the spiciest thing as soon as the news breaks<\/em>, he noted, adding that such responses expose how disgraceful these individuals truly are.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard formally submitted her resignation letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, in which she explained that her husband <strong>Abraham<\/strong> has recently received a diagnosis of an extremely rare form of bone cancer. Her final day in the position is scheduled for June 30.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the personal nature of her departure, several prominent Democrats and media personalities launched attacks on Gabbard&#8217;s brief tenure. On CNN, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence <strong>Beth Sanner<\/strong> offered superficial condolences before mocking Gabbard&#8217;s DNI title as standing for &#8220;Do Not Invite,&#8221; as New York Post reports.<\/p>\n<h2>Schiff Among Democrats Attacking Gabbard<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic Senator <strong>Adam Schiff<\/strong> of California proved particularly harsh in his response, taking to social media platform X to declare that Gabbard&#8217;s resignation represented her sole positive contribution to national security. While acknowledging the circumstances warranted sympathy, Schiff insisted on framing her departure as beneficial solely because it removed her from office.<\/p>\n<p>Kinnett defended Gabbard&#8217;s decision as an act of principle and devotion, arguing that choosing to prioritize a spouse facing a life-threatening illness over career ambitions represents the most honorable course of action available.<\/p>\n<p>The former Hawaii congresswoman took office in February 2025 after a lengthy career in public service. A US Army Reserve officer and combat veteran, Gabbard served multiple terms in Congress as a Democrat before leaving the party to become an independent and eventually joining the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Praises Outgoing Intelligence Chief<\/h2>\n<p>In her resignation letter, Gabbard described her husband as her &#8220;rock&#8221; throughout their 11-year marriage and during challenging overseas deployments. She stated she could not in good conscience ask him to face his cancer battle alone while she continued in such a demanding and time-consuming role.<\/p>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> responded publicly on Truth Social, writing that Gabbard rightfully wants to support her husband during this difficult fight. Trump expressed confidence in Abraham&#8217;s recovery and praised Gabbard&#8217;s performance, stating she has done an incredible job and will be missed.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy highlights ongoing tensions between conservative and progressive political circles over what constitutes appropriate public discourse, particularly when personal tragedy intersects with political positions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>With information from <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative voices are condemning Democrats and media figures for politically attacking Tulsi Gabbard after she resigned as Director of National Intelligence to care for her husband with cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":2764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[2703,2101,2705,2704,1997,209],"nfg_topic":[135],"class_list":["post-2765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-democrats","tag-director-of-national-intelligence","tag-the-daily-signal","tag-tony-kinnett","tag-tulsi-gabbard","tag-united-states","nfg_topic-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2765"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=2765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}