Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, in a heartfelt X post Thursday, revealed her husband Abraham Williams is recovering at home after undergoing nearly seven hours of surgery for what she described as a "very rare sacral chordoma.""My husband Abraham was diagnosed with a very rare sacral chordoma," Gabbard wrote Thursday on X."The surgery to remove bone and surrounding tissue lasted almost seven hours and was successful."He had a rough night and is in a lot of pain but is finally home resting.
Now recovery begins."Gabbard announced her pending resignation as DNI to support her husband through his battle with "an extremely rare form of bone cancer," as first reported by Fox News Digital last month.DEMOCRATS, MEDIA SPARK FURY WITH 'DISGUSTING' RESPONSE TO TULSI GABBARD'S DNI RESIGNATIONTulsi Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, embraced before Gabbard was sworn in as director of national intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb.12, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)Gabbard notified President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office in mid-May.Her last day at ODNI was expected to be June 30."We’re so grateful for the outpouring of prayers and kind messages from all of you," Gabbard's Thursday post, revealing the precise diagnosis for the first time, concluded.
"Our hearts are full."Trump announced Tuesday he appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte as acting DNI to succeed Gabbard.TRUMP NAMES BILL PULTE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE"During this period, he will remain Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.Gabbard assumed office in February 2025 and is a U.S.Army Reserve officer and combat veteran.
She previously served in Congress for multiple terms as a Democrat before leaving the party to become an independent and later joining the Republican Party.Fox News ...