Inside Scoop Newsletter: Bill Pulte, head of a mortgage regulation agency who has no known intelligence experience, was named acting director of national intelligence. Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte at the White House on Sept. 2, 2025Mark Schiefelbein / AP fileJune 2, 2026, 6:25 PM EDTBy Yasmin Vossoughian and Emily NgoBill Pulte, tapped today to be acting director of national intelligence, fits a bill for the Trump administration. He’s politically loyal to Donald Trump but his résumé doesn’t include the experience expected of the nation’s top intelligence official.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
How Trump prizes allegiance over experience
Inside Scoop Newsletter: Bill Pulte, head of a mortgage regulation agency who has no known intelligence experience, was named acting director of national intelligence.
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Bill Pulte, head of Federal Housing Finance Agency with no intelligence background, was appointed acting director of national intelligence. Appointment reflects Trump administration prioritizing political loyalty over expertise in critical government positions.
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