Washington Examiner's Byron York argued the new face for the director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, lacks qualifications for the position.

Pulte has no background in national security or intelligence.

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

That is, everyone except Donald Trump.

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

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…

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would appoint Bill Pulte to be the director of national intelligence.

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.

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.

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 leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency — will take over for Tulsi Gabbard.

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

Pulte, who heads a federal housing agency, has no intelligence background and will replace Tulsi Gabbard.

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.

As Trump named Bill Pulte acting director of national intelligence. Here is everything we know about his wife, children and family background.