Bill Pulte, President Trump's pick for acting director of national intelligence, is being met with some skepticism on Capitol Hill.
Pulte has no background in national security or intelligence.
That is, everyone except Donald Trump.
On Capitol Hill, the secretary was asked about his past dustup with Pulte, whose new job as Trump’s DNI is already in jeopardy.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said he shares Bessent’s sentiment.
Scott Bessent said that he told Bille Pulte that “I’m going to kick you a**” during a heated argument last year. Whilst testifying at the Senate Finance Committee on the president’s fiscal 2027 budget, Treasury…
Bessent admitted, “I actually said I was going to kick his a—” when Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., asked about the widely reported confrontation last summer during a congressional hearing Wednesday. Tillis, who has slammed…
Sen. Thom Tillis asked whether reporting was true that Scott Bessent told Bill Pulte he was going to punch him in the face during an event last year.
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.
President Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, citing his experience managing significant financial matters.
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…
Pulte is the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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…
Democrats aren't the only ones criticising Donald Trump's new acting intelligence chief. Some Republicans are concerned too.
Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting DNI draws GOP criticism, with senators questioning his qualifications and lack of intelligence experience.
Pulte is widely viewed as a Trump loyalist who has targeted the president's political foes during his tenure leading the housing regulatory agency.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers have questioned the credentials of President Trump's latest appointee.
Bessent admitted, “I actually said I was going to kick his a—” when Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., asked about the widely reported confrontation last summer during a congressional…
Bessent said he made the comment in the summer of 2025. President Donald Trump named Pulte acting director of national intelligence this week.
Key congressional intelligence leaders have yet to speak with President Donald Trump's new director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte.
Scott Bessent said that he told Bille Pulte that “I’m going to kick you a**” during a heated argument last year. Whilst testifying at the Senate Finance Committee on the…
President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently.