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orangecrush

(31,901 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2026, 08:34 AM Jun 19

Trump's new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds [View all]

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thursday after asking for a list of every employee in the office so he could assess whether to fire them, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

The sources said Pulte is eyeing to cut hundreds of jobs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Pulte’s appearance at ODNI on Thursday caught staff off-guard, including the outgoing director, Tulsi Gabbard, who was given a brief heads up on the visit. Trump himself has said that Pulte, who is a Trump loyalist with no intelligence experience, would start his job on Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/politics/bill-pulte-intel-chief-takes-office

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Trump's new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds [View all] orangecrush Jun 19 OP

The world is no longer a dangerous place, so who needs intelligence gathering and coordination? Swede Jun 19 #1

Making the USA safer for V. Putin .. Bo Zarts Jun 19 #9

From an asshole orangecrush Jun 19 #10

If any intelligence employee has/had any sense, s/he would have started no_hypocrisy Jun 19 #2

Hopefully leaks are coming orangecrush Jun 19 #11

Blatant cronisim! WmChris Jun 19 #3

"Sir! Iran excursion is a great idea, sir!" Kid Berwyn Jun 19 #4

With tears in his eyes orangecrush Jun 19 #30

Pulte asked to take home PDB. Kid Berwyn Jun 19 #31

Trump has all the knowledge and intelligence we need dalton99a Jun 19 #5

His Master's voice. Revenge and retribution question everything Jun 19 #6

Russian-style purge. Replace seasoned professionals with clueless yes-men. Reduce our defense even further. Martin68 Jun 19 #7

Is Trump trying to have an enemy attack us or have another terrorist event on US soil? Multichromatic Jun 19 #8

Bet on it orangecrush Jun 19 #12

F47 might be gambling that an October attack would up his polls and help the GOP in midterms 0rganism Jun 19 #21

He's probably been told melm00se Jun 19 #13

I wouldn't doubt it orangecrush Jun 19 #16

Let me guess, he's going after all the Russia specialists and anybody who may have investigated Trump's Russia ties ChicagoTeamster Jun 19 #14

You must be psychic orangecrush Jun 19 #17

Pulte gives a new meaning to "no intelligence experience". nt allegorical oracle Jun 19 #15

... orangecrush Jun 19 #18

I feel like very few in this administration AleksS Jun 19 #23

In 135 weeks you'll be looking for a job asshat Bengus81 Jun 19 #19

His next action will be to change his job title to WestMichRad Jun 19 #20

Just use the list Putin gave Trump! NM Grins Jun 19 #22

intel chief Bill Pulte will make sure nobody with Intelligence shall "Enter my Office" chouchou Jun 19 #24

It sounds like these orders came directly from Moscow IronLionZion Jun 19 #25

Putin starting his U.S. national intelligence downsizing. LudwigPastorius Jun 19 #26

Well, trump has said on many occasions Figarosmom Jun 19 #27

It's what Pootie Poot wants ... nt NeoTrajan Jun 19 #28

Sure is orangecrush Jun 19 #29

only Trump whores need apply Skittles Jun 19 #32