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orangecrush

(31,759 posts) Fri Jun 19, 2026, 08:34 AM 18 hrs ago

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 18 hrs ago OP

The world is no longer a dangerous place, so who needs intelligence gathering and coordination? Swede 18 hrs ago #1

Making the USA safer for V. Putin .. Bo Zarts 15 hrs ago #9

From an asshole orangecrush 14 hrs ago #10

If any intelligence employee has/had any sense, s/he would have started no_hypocrisy 18 hrs ago #2

Hopefully leaks are coming orangecrush 14 hrs ago #11

Blatant cronisim! WmChris 18 hrs ago #3

"Sir! Iran excursion is a great idea, sir!" Kid Berwyn 17 hrs ago #4

With tears in his eyes orangecrush 9 hrs ago #30

Pulte asked to take home PDB. Kid Berwyn 9 hrs ago #31

Trump has all the knowledge and intelligence we need dalton99a 17 hrs ago #5

His Master's voice. Revenge and retribution question everything 17 hrs ago #6

Russian-style purge. Replace seasoned professionals with clueless yes-men. Reduce our defense even further. Martin68 16 hrs ago #7

Is Trump trying to have an enemy attack us or have another terrorist event on US soil? Multichromatic 15 hrs ago #8

Bet on it orangecrush 14 hrs ago #12

F47 might be gambling that an October attack would up his polls and help the GOP in midterms 0rganism 13 hrs ago #21

He's probably been told melm00se 14 hrs ago #13

I wouldn't doubt it orangecrush 14 hrs ago #16

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

You must be psychic orangecrush 14 hrs ago #17

Pulte gives a new meaning to "no intelligence experience". nt allegorical oracle 14 hrs ago #15

... orangecrush 14 hrs ago #18

I feel like very few in this administration AleksS 12 hrs ago #23

In 135 weeks you'll be looking for a job asshat Bengus81 13 hrs ago #19

His next action will be to change his job title to WestMichRad 13 hrs ago #20

Just use the list Putin gave Trump! NM Grins 13 hrs ago #22

intel chief Bill Pulte will make sure nobody with Intelligence shall "Enter my Office" chouchou 12 hrs ago #24

It sounds like these orders came directly from Moscow IronLionZion 12 hrs ago #25

Putin starting his U.S. national intelligence downsizing. LudwigPastorius 12 hrs ago #26

Well, trump has said on many occasions Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #27

It's what Pootie Poot wants ... nt NeoTrajan 9 hrs ago #28

Sure is orangecrush 9 hrs ago #29

only Trump whores need apply Skittles 7 hrs ago #32