US President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he would not nominate mortgage regulator Bill Pulte to be the nation’s intelligence chief once his temporary appointment expires early next year. His comments follow a backlash against Pulte’s appointment as acting director of national intelligence from Democrats and some key senators of his Republican Party over the Trump loyalist’s lack of national security experience. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump indicated he would...
Republican and Democratic lawmakers have questioned the credentials of President Trump's latest appointee.
US President Donald Trump has named federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, entrusting oversight of America’s intelligence agencies to a close political ally whose career has been rooted in housing finance rather than national security. Trump announced the appointment on Tuesday, saying Pulte would replace Tulsi Gabbard, who stepped down last month after citing her husband’s cancer diagnosis. The move places the 38-year-old director of the Federal...