Intelligence official Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a Gabbard ally, leaves two jobs

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Intelligence official Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a Gabbard ally, leaves two jobs

The daughter-in-law of RFK Jr. held top posts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Management and Budget.

May 19, 2026 at 6:15 p.m. EDT


Amaryllis Fox Kennedy has said she hopes to keep her position on a presidential intelligence advisory board. (Office of the Director of National Intelligence)

By Warren P. Strobel, David Kenner and Ellen Nakashima

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a top Trump administration intelligence official and ally of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, is stepping down this week from two key administration posts.

The departure of Kennedy, a daughter-in-law of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is the latest in the senior echelons of national security agencies. Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in March, breaking with President Donald Trump over the war in Iran.

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