President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Bill Pulte, currently a housing director, as the acting Director of National Intelligence. This development was reported by multiple news outlets, including CNBC, CNN, and NBC News.
Pulte will assume the role, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. His prior experience has been in housing regulation. This appointment places a top housing official into a key intelligence leadership position.
The change in leadership for the nation's intelligence community is effective immediately. This is a developing story and will be updated as details emerge.