Trump names Bill Pulte as acting DNI, packing loyalty over security; Tulsi Gabbard may resign as DNI. Big turnover in US intel.
Tulsi Gabbard has announced she will resign as U.S. director of national intelligence, effective June 30, saying she must care for her husband after his diagnosis with a rare bone cancer. The White House has said Aaron Lukas will serve as acting DNI; Reuters reports a source saying the White House forced her out.
Trump has named Bill Pulte, now director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, as acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who has resigned. Pulte’s background is in housing finance rather than intelligence, prompting questions about expertise and independence from the intelligence community.