Trump taps housing finance Director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after Gabbard
President Trump has appointed Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. Pulte is currently the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He will retain his current positions while serving in the new role, but would need Senate confirmation if formally nominated for the position full-time.
- ▪Bill Pulte has been appointed as the acting director of national intelligence by President Trump.
- ▪Pulte is the current director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- ▪Tulsi Gabbard resigned from the position last month due to her husband's cancer diagnosis.
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President Trump has tapped federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard. Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday on Truth Social regarding Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Trump says Pulte “has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago.” Trump says Pulte will keep his other positions even as he fills in for Gabbard, who resigned last month after revealing her husband’s cancer diagnosis.
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