Key congressional intelligence leaders have yet to speak with President Donald Trump's new director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte.

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

Pulte has no background in national security or intelligence.

That is, everyone except Donald Trump.

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

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.

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.

Trump appoints FHFA Director Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard.

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

President Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, citing his experience managing significant financial matters.

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

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.

Democrats noted that Bill Pulte's major qualification appeared to be his enthusiasm for fulfilling Trump's requests.

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.

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.