Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office
Source: AP
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday that he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term.
Trump noted that the size of the office has been "way too high for way too long" and that "if he cut, I wouldn't mind that."
"He'll do a very good job," Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he traveled to Wisconsin for an event on agriculture. "He'll watch it closely, but Bill Pulte is very good, he's very talented."
The Republican president said in an earlier interview with The Wall Street Journal that he has asked Pulte to start the process of firing employees. In the interview, Trump said he has already conveyed his view to Pulte, who has served as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency but has no apparent national security expertise.
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Because smart people don't like you?
Tim S
(327 posts)turbinetree
(27,767 posts)don't you just get that warm fuzzy feeling that your traitor sitting in the White House doesn't give a shit about you, me and 300 million people in this country..............and just think with his small self absorbing ego and his hand picked alter ego running the DNI can now go full blown of spying on everyone in this country............hey maga senate and congress you can stop this nationals security threat by bringing articles of Impeachment..............but you will not..........
msongs
(74,351 posts)Karasu
(2,184 posts)Very talented my ass...as if anyone in this regime values talent, or anything but loyalty to the leader.