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‘Partisan thug’: Democrats erupt over Trump intel pick Bill Pulte
Key takeaways
- Trump named Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency )FHFA), to replace Tulsi Gabbard after she resigned from the office last month.
- Bill Pulte is a partisan thug with no experience in intelligence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote on the social platform X.
- Jim Himes (D-Conn.), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Pulte is not qualified even by Trump Administration standards.
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Trump named Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency )FHFA), to replace Tulsi Gabbard after she resigned from the office last month.
Bill Pulte is a partisan thug with no experience in intelligence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote on the social platform X. He is another unqualified Trump appointee that will make our country less safe. And you won t hear a word from the Republicans who claim to care about national security.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Pulte is not qualified even by Trump Administration standards.
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