President Donald Trump announced that Bill Pulte will serve as acting director of national intelligence following the resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, who is stepping down to care for her husband after his cancer diagnosis.
Pulte is currently director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In his roles, he has pursued mortgage fraud referrals against political opponents of Trump, including Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and California Democrat Sen. Adam Schiff.
“William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters 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,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial Tuesday.
Pulte will maintain his other roles while serving as acting director of national intelligence.
“Congratulations to Director Pulte!” Trump said.
Gabbard announced on May 22 that she would resign from the Cabinet, effective June 30, to care for her husband, who is fighting “an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”
