Trump repeated that Pulte would only serve as DNI in an "acting position" capacity and that he is "not going to be permanent."
That is, everyone except Donald Trump.
Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
Trump's comment came two days after he tapped Bill Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting DNI to replace Tulsi Gabbard.
Embattled acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte won't have the job permanently, President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday.
Trump tapped Pulte for the interim position Tuesday.
President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently.
Asked if Bill Pulte has the national security experience for the job, President Trump said he does because he's "smart."
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.
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 leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency — will take over for Tulsi Gabbard.
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…
Pulte, who will replace intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, is a real estate businessman with little to no experience in national security.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Bill Pulte of the FHFA will replace Tulsi Gabbard as acting director of national intelligence.
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…
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.
The behind-the-scenes jockeying began almost immediately after Tulsi Gabbard announced last month that she would resign as director of national intelligence.