Donald Trump has nominated the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission to lead the nation's top intelligence agency after Republicans were stunned by his previous pick.
Trump expressed confidence Iran would sign on because “they got hit very hard.”
President Trump on Thursday selected U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) following weeks of tumult after the president appointed Bill Pulte as the acting director. “Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay,” Trump…
President Donald Trump named Jay Clayton, the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as his next director of national intelligence.The president made the announcement on Truth Social after many Republicans objected to his nomination of Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as temporary DNI.'Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay.' "I am pleased to announce the Nomination of very Highly Respected Jay Clayton, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the former Head of Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most prominent and successful Law Firms anywhere in the World," the president wrote, "and the current United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next Director of National Intelligence and, importantly, to serve in my Cabinet."Clayton was previously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a vote of 61-37 to lead the SEC."Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay," the president added. "I encourage the United States Senate to confirm Jay as soon as possible."Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina praised the pick in a statement on social media."Jay Clayton is an OUTSTANDING choice by President Trump to serve as Director of National Intelligence," he wrote. "Jay is a proven leader with a distinguished record of public service and sound judgment needed to lead our intelligence community. I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure his swift confirmation."Tillis vehemently opposed the nomination of Pulte, whom he called an "incendiary attack dog" that didn't have "a prayer" to get past the Senate.RELATED: Federal housing director calls for investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell — and for his removal "Whoever told the president to go ahead and commit to this publicly before vetting it should lose their jobs, because they should know that the math just works against Pulte being confirmed," Tillis said at the time. Democrats warned that they would oppose Pulte as well as the extension of FISA surveillance authorization. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
President Donald Trump announced his nominee to be the next director of national intelligence on Thursday, snubbing Bill Pulte, who had been placed in the position as the acting director.Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that he was nominating "highly respected Jay Clayton, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the former Head of Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most prominent and successful Law Firms anywhere in the World, and the current United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next Director of National Intelligence and, importantly, to serve in my Cabinet.""Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay. I encourage the United States Senate to confirm Jay as soon as possible," Trump wrote.Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard reportedly received a call from Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, essentially telling her Trump was firing her. The move came as a shock to Gabbard.Trump's decision to place Pulte in the temporary role has led to criticism, even among conservatives, as Pulte has no experience in national security and a track record of abusing his office to go after the president's political enemies.Clayton has defended Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund and has raised unfounded fraud concerns around the California elections. He has also said that Trump was wronged in criminal prosecutions against him.
The nomination comes after lawmakers objected to his first selection, Bill Pulte, over a lack of relevant experience.
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