{"id":2609483,"date":"2026-06-02T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appoints-bill-pulte-to-be-acting-director-of-national-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:00:21","slug":"trump-appoints-bill-pulte-to-be-acting-director-of-national-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-appoints-bill-pulte-to-be-acting-director-of-national-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump appoints Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-appoints-bill-pulte-to-be-acting-director-of-national-intelligence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has appointed bill Pulte-director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-as acting Director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. Trump said pulte has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extensive experience handling sensitive national matters<\/a> and highlighted his record managing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-illegal-election-hail-mary-might-still-be-intercepted\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Illegal Election Hail Mary Might Still Be Intercepted\">housing agencies<\/a>. Trump also noted that Pulte would continue his housing-policy roles during the interim.  <\/p>\n<p>Gabbard said she would leave the administration after her husband was diagnosed with aggressive bone cancer, and she reportedly also had disagreements with other Trump officials over foreign policy, especially Iran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has appointed Bill Pulte, Federal Housing Finance Agency director and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to replace <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1024\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a> as acting director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;If You&#039;re Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further&#039; Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">national intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am appointing the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae\/Freddie Mac, William J. Pulte, to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116680659724813616\">Trump wrote <\/a>on Truth Social Tuesday morning. \u201cWilliam has deep experience managing the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raises-reward-for-pipe-bomb-suspect-info-to-six-figures\/\" title=\"FBI Raises Reward For Pipe Bomb Suspect Info To Six Figures\">sensitive matters<\/a> in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae\/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div 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                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump appoints Bill Pulte to be acting Director of National Intelligence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4589705\/freedom-250-concert-white-house-controversy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House distances itself from Freedom 250 amid concert controversy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump added that Pulte would remain in his housing policy roles in the interim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gabbard announced she would be departing the administration last month after her husband was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer, but also after reported disagreement with other Trump officials regarding the president\u2019s foreign policy, particularly Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump appoints Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as Acting 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