Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office
Summary
President Donald Trump said he wants Bill Pulte, the new acting director of national intelligence, to reduce the size of the intelligence office. Trump believes the office has been too large for a long time and asked Pulte to start firing some employees, especially those who served under previous Democratic administrations.Key Facts
- President Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence (DNI).
- Trump wants the intelligence office to be smaller and has asked Pulte to begin cutting staff.
- Pulte previously led the Federal Housing Finance Agency and has no national security background.
- Trump mentioned many current employees should not be in the office, referring to officials from Biden and Obama administrations.
- The appointment of Pulte faced opposition in the Senate, which must confirm permanent DNI nominees.
- Pulte’s temporary role has delayed renewing a key national security surveillance program.
- Previous acting DNI Tulsi Gabbard had already started reducing office size and budget.
- In August, Trump’s administration cut more than $700 million per year from the intelligence office budget.
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