President Donald Trump has selected Bill Pulte, his very visible Federal Housing Finance Agency director, to be the new acting director of national intelligence.<\/p>\n
Pulte will temporarily replace outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.<\/p>\n
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Pulte will spend his time between controlling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and holding an enormously crucial role for the country\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n
Trump touted Pulte\u2019s \u201cdeep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae\/Freddie Mac\u201d in a Tuesday post naming him as the new acting director.<\/p>\n
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\nPulte is a staunch Trump loyalist, a regular in the eye-catching headlines of Trump 2.0 and a constant presence in the president\u2019s orbit in the White House and in Palm Beach.<\/p>\n
Pulte issued a series of criminal referrals to the Justice Department against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell.<\/p>\n
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Trump addressed Gabbard\u2019s impending departure late last week, praising her contributions and announcing that Deputy ODNI Aaron Lukas would temporarily assume the role of acting director after she leaves office on June 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cTulsi has done an incredible job, and we will miss her,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n
The DNI role places an official directly at the center of U.S. intelligence operations, national security briefings, and classified global threat assessments.<\/p>\n
The office oversees coordination between America\u2019s intelligence agencies and serves as one of the president\u2019s top national security advisers.<\/p>\n
Trump expressed his \u201ctremendous gratitude\u201d last week to Gabbard, just days after she announced her resignation.<\/p>\n
During a Cabinet meeting, Trump referred to Gabbard as \u201ca terrific person\u201d and praised her for her contributions to the administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cTulsi has worked tirelessly to restore trust and focus with the intelligence community. They all respected her,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey listened to her and she gave us leads that were pretty much \u2014 people thought were dead and they weren\u2019t dead. They were right there,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd she was able to expose a lot of things that we used at the FBI with Kash [Patel] and with Todd [Blanche] and with JD [Vance] and everybody else. It was amazing,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Trump stated that Gabbard \u201cdramatically reformed\u201d the Office of the Director of National Intelligence by reducing the staff by 40% and preventing \u201ccountless\u201d terrorists and cartel members from entering the U.S.<\/p>\n
He also mentioned that she presented \u201cmountains of evidence\u201d regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, which he referred to as \u201ca very dangerous hoax.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president further stated that Gabbard declassified several files, including those related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, as well as files concerning UFOs.<\/p>\n
\u201cTulsi, we\u2019re praying for you and for your husband,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer husband\u2019s not feeling great, but he\u2019s going to feel great soon. You\u2019re going to get him better,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n
When she announced her resignation earlier this month, she noted she was leaving her post to care for her husband, Abraham Williams, who is battling a rare form of bone cancer.<\/p>\n
Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii and Iraq War veteran, emerged as one of Donald Trump\u2019s most prominent and unconventional Cabinet officials after joining the administration.<\/p>\n
Her tenure as director of national intelligence frequently placed her at the center of national political debates due to her outspoken positions on foreign policy, intelligence reform, military intervention, and government transparency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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