Trump Says Bill Pulte, His New Intelligence Director, Should Slash Staff
The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.

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.
The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.
Asked if Bill Pulte has the national security experience for the job, President Trump said he does because he's "smart."
Three Republican senators — Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.), Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) — voted for a Democratic amendment Thursday to bar Bill Pulte from serving as temporary director of national intelligence (DNI) while he also serves as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The three GOP senators voted for an amendment…
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.…
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…