The surprise resignation of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard to focus on supporting her husband, who is battling cancer, was met by the typical smears and conspiracy theories from the media.
On Friday, the nation’s top intelligence official shared her letter to President Donald J. Trump informing him that she would be leaving her position after Abraham Williams’ recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer: “I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she wrote.
I am deeply grateful for the trust President Trump placed in me and for the opportunity to lead @ODNIgov for the last year and a half.
Unfortunately, I must submit my resignation, effective June 30, 2026. My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare… pic.twitter.com/PS0Dxp5zpd
— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) May 22, 2026
Even though Gabbard clearly communicated the reason for her departure, the scandal mongers at Reuters ran with a headline based on info from the usual anonymous sources to report that she “had been forced out by the White House,” a claim that was rejected by the DNI’s chief of staff, Alexa Henning, as more of the same media garbage.
Just when you think you don’t hate the media enough @Reuters.
This is false. Her husband, who is an absolutely incredible human being, has been diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. pic.twitter.com/hUrGtjcof4
— Alexa Henning (@alexahenning) May 22, 2026
Reuters changed the headline to “Gabbard resigns as Trump’s top US intelligence official,” but the report itself still said that “She was pushed out by the White House,” quoting an unnamed source that “The White House has been unhappy with her for quite some time.”
If the White House was “unhappy” with Gabbard, it wasn’t apparent from her boss’s words with Trump praising her for doing a “great job” in a Truth Social post acknowledging the news.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 22, 2026
Reuters, a dishonest left-wing purveyor of fake news, was slammed for its deceptive scoop and for smearing the spouse of a cancer victim.
It is genuinely deranged to smear the wife of a cancer patient as if she’d been fired. What is wrong with you, @Forbes? pic.twitter.com/BfnSyMBOTR
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) May 22, 2026
“A person familiar with Reuters” said its employees are among the most despicable people in the world.
— JamiethaFounder (@JamiethaFounder) May 23, 2026
Her husband has bone cancer you absolute filth at Reuters.
— Toni Gering (@ToniGering) May 22, 2026
What heartless, self serving trolls. All you care about is clicks. May the Lord have mercy on your souls.
— Mark Burke (@burke922958) May 23, 2026
Her husband has been diagnosed with CANCER, you absolute HACKS!
— Cindy (@asheborn57) May 22, 2026
That’ll show the bone cancer patient. Way to go, Reuters.
— U.S. Ministry of Truth (@USMiniTru) May 22, 2026
Keep wondering why legacy media continues to lose credibility and trustworthiness.
— John Hyde (@The_DrJ3ckyll) May 22, 2026
As if any more proof were needed that you just can’t hate the media enough.
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