{"id":1120,"date":"2026-06-02T15:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:35:17","slug":"trump-taps-housing-regulator-pulte-to-be-acting-director-of-national-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1120","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By JOSH BOAK<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump has tapped\u00a0Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence \u2014 elevating a real estate scion without any clear national security credentials to a key post as the U.S. remains\u00a0at war with Iran.<\/p>

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Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday on social media that Pulte would be replacing Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaii congresswoman who had served as the director of national intelligence. Trump said Pulte will keep his other positions even as he fills in for Gabbard, who\u00a0resigned last month\u00a0after revealing her husband\u2019s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n

The Republican president cited Pulte\u2019s work at the FHFA and his role as chair of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as indicating that his real estate work would overlap with the skills needed to coordinate 18 federal agencies tasked with aspects of foreign and domestic security.<\/p>\n

\u201cWilliam has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s choice to elevate Pulte, who would also continue in his post at FHFA, shows how the president is putting a greater priority on loyalty to him, even as the side effects of the Iran war has damaged Trump politically going into November\u2019s midterm elections and raised basic concerns about the quality of advice that aides are giving to a president who has rewarded flattery.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear what national security expertise Pulte brings to bear as the U.S. faces conflict in the Middle East, helps Ukraine defend itself against Russia\u2019s assault and manages the emergence of\u00a0artificial intelligence as a military tool. But Pulte, who\u2019s 38 years old, has been a frequent guest on Air Force One as Trump has traveled to Mar-a-Lago, his home and club in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n

On one such flight, the housing finance director stood in a doorway as Trump discussed with reporters\u00a0the ballroom he\u2019s building\u00a0at the White House and handed Trump a series of renderings of the project that the president held up.<\/p>

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