Trump names housing regulator Bill Pulte acting intelligence chief

Donald Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, a federal housing regulator, as the acting director of national intelligence. Pulte, a close political ally with no prior intelligence experience, will now oversee 18 US intelligence agencies while continuing his role in mortgage market regulation. This appointment is expected to face scrutiny due to Pulte's lack of national security background, though he has previously framed some of his regulatory work with a national security perspective. AI

RANK_REASON Appointment of a political figure to a key national security role without relevant experience. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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