Tulsi Gabbard Ousted After Turbulent Tenure as Trump’s Intelligence Chief

Reports indicate White House pushed for her departure after months of being sidelined on major foreign policy decisions.

Tulsi Gabbard on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 18 March. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Shutterstock.

Tulsi Gabbard’s time as director of national intelligence is coming to an abrupt end after a controversial and often turbulent tenure in the Trump administration. The former Democratic congresswoman announced that she will step down from her positio…