Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington on a day where President Trump is facing mounting pressure from all sides as he navigates tumbling poll numbers, rising prices, new and unusual

dissent from members of his own party, a stagnant war against Iran, and now breaking news

that Tulsa Gabbard, his top intelligence official, is resigning.

Gabbard informed the president today that she will be stepping down as the director of national intelligence following her husband's diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer.

President Trump saying on social media, Gabbert has done a great job and she will be missed.

Gabbard has long been an opponent of foreign wars and notably broke with the Trump administration with the Iran war, citing

intelligence contradicting his claim that Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S.

This latest cabinet shakeup comes as the president faces growing backlash from Republicans

to the administration's controversial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, which would compensate Trump allies who say they were targeted under the last administration.

Republicans on Capitol Hill speaking out, making their frustrations with the White House and the fund clear.

I still am supportive of a focused bill funds ICE and CBP, and that's it.

Yeah.

Why we do anything else is beyond me?

You really think that the American people like the president suing himself, basically, then making a deal that benefits himself with a broad immunity for not just IRS dealings, but anything else,

and along the way sitting at this fund, which without appropriated dollars,

how does that appear to the American people, frankly by self-dealing?

Well, I'm going to go listen with an open mind, but I'm just telling you I have some serious concerns.

What are your concerns?

How do you get rid of it, Pat?

What are my concerns?

Yeah.

An executive branch, being able to, at their will, send money to people without the proper positional rule, those are my concerns.

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