President Trump has named Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the acting director of national intelligence after Tulsi Gabbard resigned from the position. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports on the appointment and Pulte's past work in the administration.
Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist who leads the federal housing finance agency, will have oversight of the United States intelligence agencies. He has no known background in intelligence.
Pulte, a Trump ally currently serving as the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, comes into the role with no direct experience in intelligence.
President Donald Trump said he is tapping Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte will keep running the FHFA as well. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Trump on Tuesday announced he's tapping housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.
Many are perplexed; however, don’t overthink it. President Trump has announced Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, via a Truth Social post earlier today: PRESIDENT TRUMP – “I am appointing the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, William J. Pulte,…
President Trump named William Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to serve as the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In tapping Pulte, Trump turns to an ally who has been behind referring several of his foes for prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud. Pulti would replace…
The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has no experience in national security but can be counted on to go after the president’s enemies.
President Donald Trump has announced who will replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.Gabbard announced her resignation as DNI last month after serving in the office for a year and a half. She cited her husband's "extremely rare form of bone cancer" diagnosis as the main reason.'Bill is a great guy who recognizes that the bureaucracy of…
