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Trump names housing regulator Bill Pulte acting intelligence chief

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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

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Trump names housing regulator Bill Pulte acting intelligence chief

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Teresa Elena Frontado ·

    Trump taps housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief

    US President Donald Trump has named federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, entrusting oversight of America’s intelligence agencies to a close political ally whose career has been rooted in housing finance rather than national security. T…

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