McConnell warns about Pulte’s lack of experience to serve as Director of National Intelligence
Senate McConnell warns about Pulte’s lack of experience to serve as Director of National Intelligence Comments: by Alexander Bolton - 06/03/26 1:42 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Alexander Bolton - 06/03/26 1:42 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen. McConnell did not name Pulte in his statement but made it clear that he’s not likely to vote for him to serve as DNI in a longer-term capacity. Trump has only named Pulte as acting DNI and not formally submitted a nomination to the Senate for him to serve throughout the rest of his presidential term.
- ▪Senate McConnell warns about Pulte’s lack of experience to serve as Director of National Intelligence Comments: by Alexander Bolton - 06/03/26 1:42 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Alexander Bolton - 06/03/26 1:42 PM ET Comments: Link copied
- ▪McConnell did not name Pulte in his statement but made it clear that he’s not likely to vote for him to serve as DNI in a longer-term capacity.
- ▪Trump has only named Pulte as acting DNI and not formally submitted a nomination to the Senate for him to serve throughout the rest of his presidential term.
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Senate McConnell warns about Pulte’s lack of experience to serve as Director of National Intelligence Comments: by Alexander Bolton - 06/03/26 1:42 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Alexander Bolton - 06/03/26 1:42 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Wednesday that any person tapped to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) must have “extensive national security experience,” sending a pointed message to President Trump after he tapped Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte for the nation’s top intelligence job. McConnell did not name Pulte in his statement but made it clear that he’s not likely to vote for him to serve as DNI in a longer-term capacity.
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