The selection is unconventional for the nation’s lead intelligence official, a role tasked with managing 18 distinct agencies like the CIA and NSA.
William J. Pulte, Director of U.S. Federal Housing FHFA, speaks to the press at The White House on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence
Trump Puts Housing Director In Charge Of... National Intelligence?
Trump Names Housing Official As Acting Director Of National Intelligence
Trump names controversial top housing official to be acting director of national intelligence | CNN Politics
Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
Trump taps housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief
Trump names housing chief Pulte as acting intelligence director
Trump Taps Housing Chief Behind Revenge Quests as Top Intel Official
Trump appoints Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence
Trump Taps Housing Finance Director Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence After Gabbard
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
The president has tapped Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence.
Trump Names Housing Official As Acting Director Of National Intelligence
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named housing official Bill Pulte, who has played a leading role in stoking the president’s…
Democrats are criticizing President Donald Trump's selection of federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director…
The close ally with no known intelligence experience will oversee 18 US agencies while keeping his current role regulating…
