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 targeted the president’s opponents, has no background in intelligence. The selection drew swift criticism from Democrats, while the Senate’s top Republican also raised concerns. Liz Landers has the latest.Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.
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President Trump today named Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. Pulte, a loyal Trump ally who has frequently targeted the president's political opponents, has no background in national intelligence.As acting DNI, he will oversee the nation's 18 intelligence agencies while also keeping his current role as a housing official. That's according to Mr. Trump's announcement on social media. The appointment drew swift criticism from Democrats, while the Senate's top Republican also raised concerns about the selection.We're joined now by White House correspondent Liz Landers.So, Liz, Mr. Pulte currently heads the agencies that deal with housing and mortgages. What more should we know about his background?
