President Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, citing his experience managing significant financial matters.
Trump names Bill Pulte—housing executive with $10T portfolio—as acting DNI despite lacking security expertise. Signals governance risk: his record directing political investigations suggests intelligence apparatus politicization may impact federal contractors.
That is, everyone except Donald Trump.
Trump Names Housing Official As Acting Director Of National Intelligence
Pulte, a Trump ally currently serving as the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, comes into the role with no direct experience in intelligence.
Trump appoints Bill Pulte (FHFA Director, $10T mortgages) acting intelligence chief despite zero intelligence background. Leadership staffed by loyalty over expertise signals U.S. policy volatility; tech enterprises face regulatory uncertainty on infrastructure decisions.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named housing official Bill Pulte, who has played a leading role in stoking the president’s retribution campaign, as acting director of national intelligence.
Trump appoints Bill Pulte, housing regulator, as acting intelligence director. Pulte keeps FHFA role overseeing $10 trillion Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac assets while now handling classified information—unusual concentration of dual power.
Democrats are criticizing President Donald Trump's selection of federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence, saying Pulte lacks necessary national security experience.
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
Trump has named Bill Pulte has acting director of national intelligence.
Democrats are criticizing President Donald Trump's selection of federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence, saying Pulte lacks…
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington.Mark Schiefelbein | APPresident Donald Trump on…
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would appoint Bill Pulte to be the director of national intelligence.
"William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac..."
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named housing official Bill Pulte, who has played a leading role in stoking the president’s retribution campaign, as acting director of national…
President Donald Trump has tapped federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.Trump
Pulte’s current role involves ensuring the soundness of the mortgage market, but he morphed into a megaphone who went after the Republican president’s perceived political foes.
The president has tapped Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence.
President Trump named Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as his new acting director of national intelligence.
President Trump on Tuesday announced he's tapping housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.
The Republican president cited Pulte's work at the FHFA and his role as chair of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Trump appoints FHFA Director Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard.
Pulte — who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency — will take over for Tulsi Gabbard.
Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has been appointed as acting Director of National Intelligence by President Donald Trump in a major administrative…
Pulte will take over the role of acting director of national intelligence after the departure of Tulsi Gabbard. He will be involved in important security matters as the US war…