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 taking over the intelligence post on an acting basis.
- 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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Trump taps housing regulator Pulte as acting director of national intelligence
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as acting director of national intelligence — elevating a real estate scion with no clear national security credentials to a key post as the U.S. remains at war with Iran.
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Trump appoints housing regulator as acting spy chief
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, placing a housing-finance regulator with no apparent intelligence background in charge of the nation's spy agencies while…
Today's key news includes: 1) US Secretary of State Rubio said the US will continue negotiations with Iran and hopes to reach an agreement, but Iran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 2) Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces launched hundreds of drone attacks on Ukraine, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 100. 3) President Trump announced on Tuesday that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte will succeed resignin…
As far as is known, Pulte has no experience in the field of national security. Nevertheless, Trump wrote in his message that Pulte "has extensive experience managing sensitive matters in America".
The promotion of Bill Pulte, faithful among Donald Trump's followers, revives the debate on the place of political loyalty within the American state apparatus.
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