Trump: Acting DNI Bill Pulte Won't Be a Permanent Appointment
TL;DR
President Trump says acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte will not be appointed permanently and will continue to lead the FHFA and chair Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac in a short-term acting capacity while the search for a long-term DNI continues, as critics on Capitol Hill question his lack of intelligence experience; the move follows controversy around Tulsi Gabbard and ongoing DNI deliberations.
- Trump says Pulte won't be permanent national intelligence director CNBC
- Trump stresses Pulte ‘not going to be permanent’ DNI The Hill
- New intel chief is a partisan warrior who has the president’s ear, sources say NBC News
- Pulte pick sparks a Senate GOP rebellion Axios
- Trump says Bill Pulte won't be director of national intelligence permanently CBS News
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