Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after Gabbard
Trump said Pulte will keep leading the Federal Housing Finance Agency while overseeing 18 intelligence agencies until a permanent director is named.
- President Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.
- Pulte will remain director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac during this period.
- It is unclear what national security expertise Pulte has, but he has been a frequent guest on Air Force One as Trump has traveled.
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President Trump taps housing regulator Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence - elevating a real estate scion without any clear national security credentials to a key post as the U.S. remains at war with Iran.
Trump taps ally Bill Pulte as top intelligence chief after Tulsi Gabbard's exit
Donald Trump said Bill Pulte, 38, will temporarily replace the departing Tulsi Gabbard in the intelligence post but will also continue serving as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of federally supported mortgage-backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Trump appoints Bill Pulte as acting intelligence director to replace Gabbard | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
President Donald Trump appointed federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence today, elevating a political loyalist with no national security experience to lead the sprawling U.S. intelligence community at a time of war and global tensions.
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