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The New York Times editorial board issued a blistering verdict on President Donald Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence Wednesday, concluding that his ousted predecessor, Tulsi Gabbard, widely criticized as unqualified herself, "almost seems qualified in comparison."The editorial board's assessment lands as bipartisan Senate opposition to Pulte continues to grow, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) both saying they don't even know whether Pulte has been cleared to handle classified information."It is chilling to think about how he might use his power as the director of national intelligence, a job that will give him access to sensitive secrets about Americans and foreigners alike. His appointment is a threat to the effective functioning of the intelligence community, national security and the rule of law," the board wrote.Pulte currently heads the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, neither of which has any connection to national intelligence. The law creating the DNI position requires the officeholder to have "extensive national security expertise," and Pulte has none.His path to the job, the board noted, ran through Mar-a-Lago. He worked his way into Trump's orbit by posting friendly content online and befriending the president's son Eric at the Florida resort, along with contributing nearly $1 million to Republican causes in 2024.At his housing post, Pulte used access to Fannie Mae mortgage documents to target Trump's political enemies, including New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff — and fired officials who tried to investigate his conduct. A former federal prosecutor has warned that Pulte could use expanded DNI surveillance powers to go after Trump's political opponents ahead of the midterms.The Times editorial board concluded that Congress should refuse to pass ICE funding and FISA reauthorization until Trump removes him, calling the 210-day acting appointment "210 days too many."

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Treasury chief stumped when senator reads Trump’s own words back to him

While appearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggled and failed to justify a recent assertion by his boss, President Donald Trump, leading to a tense back and forth. The exchange began when Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) asked Bessent about Trump’s recent assertion that he doesn’t “think about Americans’ financial situation” when considering his conduct regarding the war with Iran. The president made this statement in mid-May — which he later defended as “perfect” — prompting outrage from Americans struggling with rising prices. When asked about the comments on Wednesday, Bessent attempted to dodge, saying, “I believe his remarks were taken out of context.”But Hassan would not be dissuaded so easily, saying, “Here's what he said. He said, quote, ‘I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody.’ So I'm asking you… Do you think about how the American people are paying more for gas, groceries, and utilities since the president clearly said he didn't? And you speak with the president regularly. Are you trying to tell him the truth about how much costs have increased for the American people?”“Well, senator,” Bessent argued, “I'm going to have to disagree with you on some of that, because I have groceries are going down. Since President Trump took office, food prices — or as many people like to call them, ‘groceries’ — food at home in the statistical data is up 2.5 percent.”“When's the last time you were in a grocery store?” Hassan asked. “Because my husband and I were just in one, and look: the average Granite Stater has paid $3,000 more since Donald Trump took office for basic goods and services. Meanwhile, the country lost 100,000 manufacturing jobs in 2025. So do you tell the president this information or not?”“Again, senator,” Bessent stammered, “The… except for inflation, which is, I believe, going to be a short-term blip, the economic data is very strong. The jobs data has been very strong. The manufacturing has been very strong.”“No, actually that's incorrect,” asserted Hassan. “So let's move on, because what is very clear to me is that neither you nor the president nor this administration are willing to acknowledge how much more people are paying at the gas pump, at the grocery store, in utilities, for health care, for all aspects of American life.”Try as he might, Bessent could not squirm past hard numbers. Hassan is right. When Trump made the controversial statement, the war had been going on for over two months, over the course of which the price of gas rose by roughly 50 percent. The latest numbers show that Americans have spent an extra $500 per household on gas alone since the war began, with Fortune reporting that the war has put a $100 billion burden on taxpayers overall, and prices are not expected to ease for months to come. What’s more, since Trump returned to office, the U.S. has lost between 80,000 and 110,000 manufacturing jobs, while healthcare premiums and other costs have increased precipitously.

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