Trump appoints housing official with no intelligence background as acting spy chief
X-Risk Daily
Wednesday 03 June 2026
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President Trump on 2 June appointed Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting Director of National Intelligence, despite Pulte having no background in intelligence work.
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