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Trump doubles down on Pulte for DNI, calls for short-term extension of foreign surveillance law
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- The move drew swift criticism from both sides of the aisle and calls for Trump to ditch his choice of Pulte or quickly find a permanent replacement for the role.
- But Trump was apparently unfazed, attacking Democrats in a post on TruthSocial and calling for a short-term extension of the program.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, despite bipartisan pushback on the pick that could result in the lapse this week of a foreign surveillance program with major national security implications.
Earlier this month Trump tapped Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency and has used his perch to launch a series of probes into several of the president's political opponents over allegations of mortgage-related wrongdoing.
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