Many of the president's stalwart allies won't defend his choice of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence

At least a handful of Republicans are questioning how Bill Pulte could possibly be qualified for this job.

Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.

That is, everyone except Donald Trump.

Pulte has no background in national security or intelligence.

President Donald Trump has tapped federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.Trump

The president has tapped Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence.

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.

He will retain his current positions while serving in the intelligence role

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.

Pulte, a top housing official who has pursued investigations into the president’s perceived foes, will take over for Gabbard, who plans to resign from her role at the end of June.

Pulte, who will replace intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, is a real estate businessman with little to no experience in national security.

Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte for acting director of national intelligence is both terrifying and predictable.

President Trump appoints Bill Pulte, with no intelligence experience, as acting DNI. Critics warn of political retribution and national security risks.

Donald Trump appointed a loyalist with no national security experience as head of US intelligence on Tuesday, while allowing him to keep his housing and mortgage oversight roles.

President Donald Trump’s pick of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence got mixed reviews Tuesday on Capitol Hill, as some worried that the Trump ally may…

Bill Pulte, who does not have any national intelligence experience, is nicknamed ‘Little Trump’ among some

The behind-the-scenes jockeying began almost immediately after Tulsi Gabbard announced last month that she would resign as director of national intelligence.

Bill Pulte has no national-security experience, but he does have one qualification that might appeal to the president.

Trump’s cold reception comes after the GOP killed his ‘slush fund’ and angered plenty in the Senate Republican conference, Eric Garcia writes