Trump says Pulte won't be permanent national intelligence director

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• William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb.
• 27, 2025. President Donald Trump said Thursday that acting Director of Intelligence Bill Pulte will not be appointed to that position permanently.
• Trump's comment came two days after he tapped Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting DNI.
• He is replacing outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard.
• The move sparked criticism on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers decried his lack of intelligence experience and his history as a political attack dog for Trump.