US President Donald Trump appointed federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, elevating a political loyalist without national security experience to lead the country’s sprawling intelligence community.
In a social media post, Trump said Pulte, 38, would remain director of Federal Housing Finance Agency and the chair of federally supported mortgage-backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s first director of national intelligence, announced plans to leave the post in May.
Reuters reported she was forced from the role over friction with the White House.
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