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Trump says Bill Pulte won't be director of national intelligence permanently
Asked if Bill Pulte has the national security experience for the job, President Trump said he does because he's "smart."
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Trump Says Bill Pulte, His New Intelligence Director, Should Slash Staff
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The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.
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Trump announces Bill Pulte won’t be permanent pick for director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump reiterated that his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, won’t be in the role permanently. Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that Pulte would replace Tulsi Gabbard and her original successor, Deputy Director Aaron Lukas. Pulte has rankled congressional Republicans over his lack of national security experience.…
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Trump news at a glance: new intelligence director given green light to fire ‘a lot of people’
Trump says Bill Pulte is ‘less shackled’ because he has only been appointed director of national intelligence temporarily. Key US politics stories from 5 June 2026 at a glanceDonald Trump has said that he wants Bill Pulte, his new acting director of national intelligence, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during the…
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Trump Says Pulte Will Only Be Temporary Intelligence Director (Q&A)
President Donald Trump said that Bill Pulte will only serve as national intelligence director on an acting basis, adding that he is interviewing permanent candidates for the position. “He’s not going to be permanent, because, you know, I don’t think he’d want to be permanent,” Trump told reporters Thursday of Pulte, a loyalist who currently serves as the…
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Trump says he hopes ‘less shackled’ Pulte shrinks intelligence agencies
President Trump said he’s hopeful acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte will shrink the size of his new office, saying it’s “too big.” The comments came in an interview the president gave The Wall Street Journal amid controversy over his installation of Pulte, who will also remain at the helm of the Federal Housing…
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President Trump Responds to Media and Congressional Criticism over Acting DNI Bill Pulte Appointment
During an oval office presser to highlight new clean coal initiatives, President Trump was asked about the interim appointment of Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence. The UniParty congress and DC stakeholder guardians in media have collectively been having fits about appointing Pulte as acting DNI. One of the main reasons for the […] The…
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Trump moves to slash intelligence office ahead of permanent chief's arrival
Trump says he instructed acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to begin shrinking the office, calling it unnecessary and too big with holdovers from past terms.
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