Pulte kicks off DNI tenure with plan to fire ~300 NCTC staff on first day
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On his first day as acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte ordered ODNI staff to assemble a list of about 300 National Counterterrorism Center employees to be fired in the coming weeks, part of President Trump’s push to shrink the U.S. intelligence apparatus. The move comes as Trump blocked a Senate push to confirm his full-time DNI choice, Jay Clayton, and signals a rapid, aggressive overhaul of the IC. Democrats worry about Pulte’s lack of intel experience and the firing spree, while past plans under Tulsi Gabbard already aimed to cut large portions of staff. Clayton reportedly did not object to removing Gabbard holdovers.
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