Trump picks inexperienced loyalist Bill Pulte to be US spy chief | ABC NEWS

US President Donald Trump has appointed a top housing official with no known national security experience to the be the country’s acting spy chief.
The Director of National Intelligence portfolio includes the CIA and FBI.
Bill Pulte is known as a Trump loyalist and critics fear he will weaponise the position to target the US president’s political rivals.
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/trump-names-inexperienced-bill-pulte-intelligence-director/106752450

Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.

#ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel