Thune on Pulte pick: ‘We don’t need a weaponized’ director of national intelligence
Senate Republicans questioned whether the Federal Housing Finance Agency chief has the national security experience needed to oversee 18 intelligence agencies.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, would serve as acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard who resigned last month.
- Lawmakers and advocacy groups criticized the selection, warning against a 'weaponized' DNI given Pulte's lack of national security experience and history of pursuing criminal referrals against political opponents including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed skepticism, stating, "We don't need a weaponized DNI. We need professionals there," while Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis questioned Pulte's qualifications.
- Senator Mark Warner warned the White House prioritizes a "narrative it wants" over objective intelligence, while a permanent appointment would require a lengthy Senate confirmation process.
- Public Citizen warned that placing Pulte in this role could position him to use the nation's "massive surveillance apparatus" to threaten political enemies as the U.S. manages conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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Trump names ally Bill Pulte as US intelligence chief, despite no security experience
WASHINGTON, June 3 — President Donald Trump yesterday appointed a loyalist housing official with a history of targeting Trump’s enemies as the head of US intelligence, despite him having no national security experience.Bill Pulte, the chief of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, was named to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who said last month that she was stepping down to care for her cancer-stricken husband.Trump hailed Pulte in a social media post anno…
Senate Republicans skeptical of Bill Pulte as intelligence chief
Senate Republicans on Tuesday expressed skepticism about President Donald Trump’s decision to name Bill Pulte, a lawyer and Trump ally who has been working on housing policy issues and has no known intelligence or national security background, as acting director of national intelligence. Pulte will take over the agency, which coordinates efforts across the intelligence community, after DNI Tulsi Gabbard resigns later this month. Trump had origin…
By Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb and Alayna Treene, CNN. Behind-the-scenes maneuvering began almost immediately after Tulsi Gabbard announced last month that she would resign as director of national intelligence. Some allies told President Donald Trump he should replace Gabbard with someone more experienced in intelligence. Others said he should choose someone who shared his views on Iran. For Trump, however, the most compelling argument that ulti…
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