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MSNBCCJun 3, 4:23 PM

Bill Pulte is a preposterous appointment — a political hack who made his name targeting Trump’s political enemies

In today’s edition of The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Joe looks back on his favorite summer movies, a new poll about support for LGBTQ+ issues, and more. The post Bill Pulte is a preposterous appoint

The AtlanticAJun 2, 11:20 PM

What Trump Wants From Bill Pulte

The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has no experience in national security but can be counted on to go after the president’s enemies.

Democracy DocketBJun 2, 5:58 PM

Trump appoints Bill Pulte, unqualified loyalist who targeted his foes, as acting intel chief - Democracy Docket

Trump appoints Bill Pulte, unqualified loyalist who targeted his foes, as acting intel chief  Democracy Docket

The New RepublicBJun 3, 11:18 AM

Transcript: Trump’s Vile Pick for Intel Chief Rattles GOP Senators

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented

Raw StoryCJun 3, 3:02 PM

Scott Bessent kept in the dark about Trump's promotion of antagonist Pulte: report

President Trump's decision to nominate Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence caught many of his closest advisors off guard and dealt a significant blow to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, w

The New RepublicBJun 2, 10:24 PM

Everybody Hates Bill Pulte

Bill Pulte for director of national intelligence? Really? President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday that he is appointing William J. Pulte to be acting director of national intelligenc

The AtlanticAJun 2, 3:35 PM

Trump’s Strange Choice for Director of National Intelligence

The president’s selection of Bill Pulte is both baffling and predictable.

Mother JonesBJun 2, 4:28 PM

Bill Pulte Lacks Intelligence Qualifications. He’s Perfect for the Job Trump Just Gave Him.

President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that Bill Pulte will serve as acting Director of National Intelligence—taking over the post from the embattled Tulsi Gabbard—makes a weird kind of sense.

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The HillBJun 3, 4:20 PM

Johnson: Democrats ‘playing politics’ with FISA over Pulte appointment 

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) lambasted Democrats for suggesting that President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence could imperil reauthorization of t

The HillBJun 2, 10:35 PM

Who is Bill Pulte, Trump’s pick for new intel chief

President Trump on Tuesday named Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) head Bill Pulte to be the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who resign

PBS NewsHourAJun 2, 10:55 PM

What to know about Trump's controversial pick of Bill Pulte for acting spy chief

Trump on Tuesday named Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. Pulte, a loyal Trump ally who has frequently target

Al JazeeraBJun 3, 2:24 PM

‘Doesn’t seem qualified’: Who is Bill Pulte, acting US intelligence chief?

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have questioned the credentials of President Trump's latest appointee.

AxiosAJun 2, 8:29 PM

Trump loyalist Pulte gets oversight of vast U.S. intel

President Trump on Tuesday picked Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to lead the U.S. intelligence community, elevating a MAGA loyalist to one of the government's most powerful nationa

The HillBJun 3, 6:57 PM

Bessent says he told Pulte ‘I was going to kick his a–‘

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he once told Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte, who President Trump recently tapped to serve as acting head of the Office of

The HillBJun 3, 5:42 PM

McConnell warns about Pulte’s lack of experience to serve as Director of National Intelligence

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Wednesday that any person tapped to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) must have “extensive national security experience,” sending a pointed messag

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