“He’s not going to be permanent because, you know, I don’t think he’d want to be permanent,” Trump said, calling Pulte a “very smart guy."

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Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting DNI draws GOP criticism, with senators questioning his qualifications and lack of intelligence experience.

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.

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.

Trump repeated that Pulte would only serve as DNI in an "acting position" capacity and that he is "not going to be permanent."

Asked if Bill Pulte has the national security experience for the job, President Trump said he does because he's "smart."

The president’s pick of Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence has triggered pushback from some Republican and Democratic senators.

The controversial pick received bipartisan pushback when Trump announced he would nominate him to the position.

Critics fear the acting director of national intelligence will use his access to top-secret information to target the president’s foes.

Trump said Pulte would only serve in the role for a short period of time.

Embattled acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte won't have the job permanently, President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday.

“He’s not going to be permanent because, you know, I don’t think he’d want to be permanent,” Trump said, calling Pulte a “very smart guy."

President Trump's comments are sure to roil members of Congress who criticized the appointment of Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence director.