US President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated that he would not nominate mortgage regulator Bill Pulte to be the nation’s intelligence chief once his temporary appointment expires early next year.His comments follow a backlash against Pulte’s appointment as acting director of national intelligence from Democrats and some key senators of his Republican Party over the Trump loyalist’s lack of national security experience.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump indicated he would not nominate Pulte to serve permanently as the overseer of the 18-agency US intelligence community.
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Trump says he won’t nominate Pulte as permanent US spy chief after backlash
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will not nominate Bill Pulte for a permanent position as the nation's intelligence chief. Pulte's temporary appointment as acting director of national intelligence is set to expire early next year.
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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will not nominate Bill Pulte for a permanent position as the nation's intelligence chief. Pulte's temporary appointment as acting director of national intelligence is set to expire early next year. This decision comes after significant backlash from Democrats and some Republican senators regarding Pulte's lack of national security experience. Trump made these remarks to reporters in the Oval Office, indicating that Pulte would not be nominated to permanently lead the US intelligence community.
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Bill Pulte's temporary appointment as acting director of national intelligence expires early next year.
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Donald Trump indicated he would not nominate Bill Pulte to be the nation’s intelligence chief.
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