GOP Sen. Tillis slams Trump intelligence pick Pulte: 'Don't think he has a prayer'
Republican Senator Thom Tillis criticized President Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, calling him an 'incendiary attack dog.' Tillis expressed doubt about Pulte's chances of Senate confirmation, citing his lack of experience in intelligence roles. Pulte, currently leading the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is seen as a loyalist to Trump and has previously targeted political opponents.
- ▪Senator Thom Tillis described Bill Pulte as an 'incendiary attack dog.'
- ▪Tillis believes Pulte has no chance of being confirmed by the Senate.
- ▪Pulte has no known prior experience in an intelligence role.
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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday blasted President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. intelligence community as an "incendiary attack dog" and said he has no path to being confirmed by the Senate.The remarks on CNBC's "Squawk Box" from the retiring North Carolina senator added to the growing backlash against Bill Pulte, the current head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, whom Trump appointed acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday."I don't think he has a prayer" of making it through the Senate and becoming the permanent DNI, Tillis said of Pulte.Pulte, who has no known prior experience in an intelligence role, is widely viewed as a Trump loyalist who has targeted the president's political foes during his tenure leading the housing regulatory agency.Those targets…
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