politics
Trump wants Bill Pulte to fire big chunk of national intelligence office staff: WSJ
President Trump's comments are sure to roil members of Congress who criticized the appointment of Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence director.
TL;DR
- President Trump wants acting DNI Bill Pulte to begin firing many employees in the DNI office.
- Trump views the DNI office as "unnecessary and or too big" and seeks to reduce its size.
- Pulte, who lacks intelligence experience, will continue as Federal Housing Finance Agency director while serving as acting DNI.
- Trump is interviewing five candidates for the permanent Director of National Intelligence position.
- Concerns have been raised by members of Congress regarding Pulte's appointment and his aggressive actions against individuals who have angered Trump.