POLITICSJun 2 · 17:15 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDSam Levine in New York

‘Americans will be less safe’: alarm as Trump picks loyalist as intelligence chief

Donald Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist with no national intelligence experience, as acting director of national intelligence has caused alarm in Washington. Pulte previously led the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he removed board members and appointed himself chair, despite having no government experience before his FHFA role.

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