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title: "Trump taps Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief after Gabbard resigned"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/288447618.md"
description: "President Trump appointed Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as acting director of national intelligence. This move replaces Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month due to her husband's cancer diagnosis. Trump announced the surprise selection on Truth Social, citing Pulte's experience in managing sensitive matters and overseeing over $10 trillion in assets at FHFA."
datetime: "2026-06-02T06:57:42.000Z"
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# Trump taps Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief after Gabbard resigned

President Donald Trump has tapped federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.

Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday on Truth Social regarding Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Trump says Pulte "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 says Pulte will keep his other positions even as he fills in for Gabbard, who resigned last month after revealing her husband's cancer diagnosis.

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