Trump appoints housing official to be acting director of national intelligence

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence, replacing outgoing director Tulsi Gabbard.The choice is unusual for the nation’s top spy official, who would oversee the CIA, NSA, and 16 more intelligence agencies. Also unusual: Pulte will keep his job at FHFA and his chairmanship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Trump said in a Truth Social post. Pulte, wh