Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office

President Donald Trump has instructed acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to reduce the size of the office, which has already been scaled back during his second term. Trump expressed support for Pulte despite bipartisan Senate resistance to the appointment and criticized the office as 'way too high for way too long.' The move has delayed a critical national security surveillance program and follows prior workforce and budget cuts under Pulte's predecessor, Tulsi Gabbard.