Trump Says He Asked Pulte to Gut Intelligence Agency

Friday, June 05, 2026

President Donald Trump has outlined his mandate for incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte: He wants to gut the office.

Trump said in a Wall Street Journal interview published Friday he believes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is too bloated, and has tasked Pulte, who will take over for Tulsi Gabbard, with overseeing staffing cuts.

"I'd like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of people in there that shouldn't be there," he told the Journal.

The Journal reported Trump suggested Pulte prioritize firing staff who served during the Biden and Obama administrations.

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"Trump's vision for ODNI could further alienate Republicans on Capitol Hill, some of whom expressed dismay following the announcement that Trump had tapped a close ally with zero national security experience to lead the government's intelligence-sharing operation."

"Pulte earned a reputation as a staunch Trump loyalist during his stint as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency " a role he continues to serve in, in addition to his intelligence community responsibilities " when he recommended that the Department of Justice launch mortgage fraud investigations into some of Trump's political enemies."

"Trump also said he wants Pulte to focus on releasing information related to the 2020 presidential election, which Trump regularly and falsely asserts was stolen from him.

He told reporters on Thursday that "you may find out some things about the rigged elections" following Pulte's appointment."

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As with everything else, this is all about Trump, not about America.

And we already know who tried to Rig the 2020 Election... from his own DOJ's testimony under Oath.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-05 03:42 PM | Reply

He's is doing Putin and Bibi's bidding.

#2 | Posted by Wardog at 2026-06-05 04:05 PM | Reply

"Trump also said he wants Pulte to focus on releasing information related to the 2020 presidential election,"

That is an improvement over letting him do anything that matters.

It's also Trump's way of setting him up to fail so he can fire him for one of Trump's mistakes.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-05 04:37 PM | Reply

Soooo...staff in that office have probably told him the truth about his Iran war debacle, his blundering foreign policy and abysmal performance at home then?

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-06-05 05:26 PM | Reply