{"id":71009,"date":"2026-06-02T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/trump-reveals-his-pick-to-replace-embattled-tulsi-gabbard-as-intel-chief\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:56:00","slug":"trump-reveals-his-pick-to-replace-embattled-tulsi-gabbard-as-intel-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/trump-reveals-his-pick-to-replace-embattled-tulsi-gabbard-as-intel-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reveals his pick to replace embattled Tulsi Gabbard as intel chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong>Politics is fast. We&#8217;re faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington&#8230; and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ <a class rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.news.dailymail.co.uk\/join\/dc-insider-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&#038;utm_medium=organic_editorial&#038;utm_campaign=conversion_newsletter&#038;utm_term=dcinsider_bullets&#038;utm_budgetpot=organic\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dailymail.com\">save us as a Preferred Source<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-962\/jon-michael-raasch.html\">JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=JMRaasch&#038;tw_p=followbutton\"><span><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-06-02T14:21:51+0100\"> 09:21 EDT, 2 June 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-06-02T15:56:08+0100\"> 10:56 EDT, 2 June 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/donald_trump\/index.html\" id=\"mol-261fb6f0-5e85-11f1-863f-a5003c82f83f\">Donald Trump<\/a> has announced who will replace<a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/tulsi-gabbard\/index.html\" id=\"mol-261dbb20-5e85-11f1-863f-a5003c82f83f\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a><span><\/span><span>following her planned resignation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, will fill in as acting d<span>irector of national intelligence (DNI)<\/span>, the President said on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p> Gabbard recently revealed she would step back from her job as her husband deals with a rare form of bone <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/cancer\/index.html\" id=\"mol-e4c20d60-5e85-11f1-863f-a5003c82f83f\">cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am appointing the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae\/Freddie Mac, William J Pulte, to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence,&#8217; Trump posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over ten Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae\/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said that the 38-year-old will remain director of FHFA and the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while serving as acting DNI.<\/p>\n<p>Pulte has drawn controversy during his tenure after reportedly selling the President on the idea of proposing a new 50-year mortgage and discussing a meme of him appearing like Jesus Christ before it was posted, eliciting heavy backlash from his Christian supporters.<\/p>\n<p>He has feuded with one of Trump&#8217;s most trusted Cabinet members.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bill Pulte will serve as acting director of national intelligence, Donald Trump said on Tuesday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, right, will replace outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told Pulte in the fall that he would &#8216;punch you in your f***ing face&#8217; after the Treasury chief <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/galleries\/article-15077683\/Report-Bessent-threatens-punch-fellow-Trump-official.html\">caught wind of the housing financier badmouthing him to Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Why the f*** are you talking to the President about me? F*** you,&#8217; Bessent reportedly told Pulte at a dinner with many Cabinet officials in September. &#8216;I&#8217;m gonna punch you in your f***ing face.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard, meanwhile, revealed on social media Tuesday morning that she was heading to the hospital with her husband, Abraham Williams, for a procedure to address his diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are getting ready to head to the hospital for my husband&#8217;s surgery and just wanted to say thank you so much to all of who have shared messages, prayers and well wishes for Abraham,&#8217; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Pulte has been one of Trump&#8217;s most loyal senior officials during the President&#8217;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>Referred to by some as &#8216;Little Trump,&#8217; Pulte, a Mar-a-Lago member, has been spotted frequenting Trump&#8217;s golf resorts and bringing printed-out poster boards to meetings to drive home his points with the poster-adoring President.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Pulte accused Trump&#8217;s foes of mortgage fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in April, Pulte began accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought charges against Trump; California Senator Adam Schiff, who led an impeachment inquiry into Trump; and Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook, who fought back against the President when he tried to fire her, a case which is now before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>All three have denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gabbard (center) recently announced she would step back from her job as her husband, Abraham Williams (right) deals with a rare form of bone cancer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Williams is undergoing surgery for a rare form of bone cancer, Gabbard said on Tuesday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pulte is the grandson of William J Pulte, the founder of the Pulte Group, a construction company worth more than $22 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The FHFA director first skyrocketed into the spotlight in 2019 when he began philanthropic efforts on Twitter, now X.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he would routinely give out cash to random followers. The sums he gave out ranged from a few thousand to much more. He has claimed to have given over $1 million away in these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The self-proclaimed&#8217;inventor of Twitter philanthropy&#8217; quickly saw his follower count rise to over 3 million by 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics is fast. We&#8217;re faster. 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