Trump Urges Pulte to Fire Intelligence Workers
Trump wants the acting intelligence chief to target career staff and release 2020 election records as he backs a temporary overhaul at ODNI.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump directed incoming Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to begin firing a "large number" of employees, initiating a major shake-up within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
- Pulte, the current Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, assumes the interim DNI role June 30 following Tulsi Gabbard's May resignation due to her husband's rare cancer diagnosis.
- Trump told The Wall Street Journal that Pulte's acting status "gives you more power" to enact changes, stating "Frankly, it might be good for him to shake it up before people come."
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner warned Democrats would block the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reauthorization if Pulte remains in charge; "We don't need a weaponized DNI," Senator John Thune said.
- Beyond staffing cuts, Trump expects Pulte to prioritize declassifying 2020 election information, telling reporters Thursday that "you may find out some things about the rigged elections" following the appointment.
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Trump urges Pulte to fire intelligence workers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday he wants acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to begin the process of firing a large number of employees as part of a shake-up of the U.S.…
Trump says he asked incoming acting director of national intelligence to gut the agency
U.S. President Donald Trump has outlined his mandate for incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte: He wants to gut the office. Trump said in a Wall Street Journal interview published on Friday that he believes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is too bloated, and has tasked Pulte, who will take over for Tulsi Gabbard, with overseeing staffing cuts. “I’d like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of peop…
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wfmd.comTrump green lights new DNI Pulte to ‘start the process’ on mass intelligence firings
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump says he wants incoming Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte to “start the process” of firing intelligence community officials, he told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday. Trump on Tuesday tapped Pulte to take over for the current DNI Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned in May after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Pulte, who…
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