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Gabbard Resigns From Trump Administration Amid Husband's Cancer Diagnosis

Is this a touching act of family devotion or a carefully managed political exit?

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Gabbard Resigns From Trump Administration Amid Husband's Cancer Diagnosis

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Above: Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on March 18. Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Pro-Trump narrative

Gabbard served the United States with real honor in several roles. Her stepping down to stand by her husband is exactly the kind of character worth respecting. This is a sad human interest story. With Aaron Lukas stepping in as Acting DNI, we once again see how this administration is well-run.

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Anti-Trump narrative

It's admirable that Gabbard is resigning in order to assist her husband. But the timing of this resignation after months of Iran drama, deputy resignations and conflicting testimony all add up to something that looks a lot less like a family decision and a lot more like a managed departure.

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