The president told The Wall Street Journal he wants staffing cuts at the office that coordinates intergovernmental intelligence sharing.

Critics question qualifications as loyalist inherits post amid global crises

In his role atop the housing finance agency, Bill Pulte has used his access to mortgage records to refer some top Trump enemies for prosecution.

WASHINGTON, June 3 — President Donald Trump yesterday appointed a loyalist housing official with a history of targeting Trump’s enemies as the head of US intelligence, despite...

Under current law, the president can choose from more than 350 federal officials to fill any vacant office, regardless of qualifications.

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

President Trump bragged that Bill Pulte has the power to fire a good chunk of the intel officers since he’s just “acting” director of national intelligence.

President said he’d like to see intelligence agencies shrink as Senate blocks Fisa extension amid disquiet over nomination of Bill Pulte

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

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants Bill Pulte, his new acting director of national intelligence, to cut the office, which has

Trump also suggested that Pulte’s temporary appointment could allow him to make difficult decisions more freely.

President Trump told the Wall Street Journal he may even want to terminate the Office of the Director of National Intelligence altogether.

The president told The Wall Street Journal he wants staffing cuts at the office that coordinates intergovernmental intelligence sharing.

The Republican president said in an earlier interview with The Wall Street Journal that he has asked Pulte to start the process of firing employees.

Trump said the office size has been ‘way too high for way too long’

Trump reiterated that acting Director Bill Pulte would "do a good job" and that he would watch for the size of the workforce while at ODNI.

The president wants his acting Director of National Intelligence to start firing employees, saying the office has too many staff.

"The naming of Pulte to that position, although the timing arguably wasn't the best..."

Trump says Bill Pulte is ‘less shackled’ because he has only been appointed director of national intelligence temporarily. Key US politics stories from 5 June 2026 at a glance

President Donald Trump said Friday that he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back…

President Trump ordered acting DNI Bill Pulte to begin staff reductions at the intelligence agency, citing its size.