Trump picks housing director Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief, replacing Tulsi Gabbard; he has no intelligence experience

essentialsaltes said:

But he does know how to go after Trump's political enemies with baloney mortgage paperwork errors that go nowhere.

• Pulte, who has no prior experience in an intelligence role, will keep his existing titles as FHFA director and chairman of the mortgage groups Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the pick.

[So DNI is sort of a side hustle.]

“William 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 wrote in his Truth Social post.

[Mortgages are hardly sensitive the same way that intel is.]

From his perch atop the normally low-profile housing regulatory agency, Pulte has spurred a firestorm of controversy by raising allegations of mortgage-related wrongdoing against several of Trump’s political opponents.

[There's his qualification. He knows what to do with Trump's enemies list.]

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essentialsaltes said:

But he does know how to go after Trump's political enemies with baloney mortgage paperwork errors that go nowhere.

• Pulte, who has no prior experience in an intelligence role, will keep his existing titles as FHFA director and chairman of the mortgage groups Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing the pick.

[So DNI is sort of a side hustle.]

“William 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 wrote in his Truth Social post.

[Mortgages are hardly sensitive the same way that intel is.]

From his perch atop the normally low-profile housing regulatory agency, Pulte has spurred a firestorm of controversy by raising allegations of mortgage-related wrongdoing against several of Trump’s political opponents.

[There's his qualification. He knows what to do with Trump's enemies list.]

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Say it aint so said:

You have got to be kidding me?
Another nepo baby real estate developer with zero intel experience who will not only be Intel Director, but also keep his job at Fannie Mae?
I feel safer already.

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Say it aint so said:

You have got to be kidding me?
Another nepo baby real estate developer with zero intel experience who will not only be Intel Director, but also keep his job at Fannie Mae?
I feel safer already.

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essentialsaltes said:

He graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism

And he was president of his frat!

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50 U.S.C. § 3023 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 50. War and National Defense § 3023. Director of National Intelligence​

(a)Director of National Intelligence

(1) There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise.

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essentialsaltes said:

Trump says Pulte won’t be his nominee for director of national intelligence​

“He’s not going to be permanent because, you know, I don’t think he’d want to be permanent,” Trump said while taking questions in the Oval Office after an event on coal.

[He's still on deck to be acting DNI, it seems. Still not OK]

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