Trump says Bill Pulte will not be permanent director of national intelligence.
President Trump stated Thursday that Bill Pulte, currently the Federal Housing Finance Agency director serving as acting director of national intelligence, will not be nominated for the permanent position. Trump cited ongoing interviews for other candidates and noted Pulte may review past elections. The selection has drawn bipartisan pushback from senators.
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Coverage splits between Trump's framing of Pulte as temporary placeholder (Bloomberg, Reuters) versus GOP resistance to permanent confirmation (PBS), while others focus narrowly on acting status and procedural hurdles.
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“Trump says Bill Pulte will only serve in an acting capacity as DNI”NBC NBC News LEFT-CENTER
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“Trump stresses Pulte 'not going to be permanent' intelligence chief” · PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Bloomberg, Reuters
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NBCNBC News Trump says Bill Pulte will only serve in an acting capacity as DNI 1d ago CBSCBS News Trump says he wants Pulte to "start the process" of shrinking intel office 4h ago CENTER4
PBSPBS NewsHour WATCH: Trump says Pulte isn't 'permanent' pick for national intelligence chief after GOP pushback 1d ago HThe Hill Trump stresses Pulte 'not going to be permanent' intelligence chief 1d ago BLBloomberg Trump Says Pulte Will Only Be Temporary Intelligence Director (Q&A) 1d ago RReuters Trump says Pulte's role as acting intelligence director is temporary - Reuters 1d ago RIGHT3
WTWashington Times Trump says intel chief pick not permanent as former real estate executive draws bipartisan scrutiny 1d ago NYPNY Post Trump says he wants new acting intel chief Bill Pulte to cut staff: ‘Lot of people that shouldn’t be there’ 5h ago WEWashington Examiner Trump teases cuts at ODNI under Pulte 3h ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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