AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Trump names housing regulator attack dog as acting intelligence chief
President Trump tapped Bill Pulte , his unusually prominent Federal Housing Finance Agency director, as the new acting director of national intelligence. The big picture: Pulte, a former private equity CEO, will split time between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and a massively important position for the country's national security — an extraordinary dynamic even against the backdrop of other officials wearing multiple hats. - An unlikely strongman of Trump's campaign of political combat, Pulte built a MAGA name for himself laying the groundwork for accusations of fraud against multiple Trump foes. - He also emerged as an integral figure in the president's squeeze on the Federal Reserve. Driving the news: Trump touted Pulte's "deep…
President Trump tapped Bill Pulte , his unusually prominent Federal Housing Finance Agency director, as the new acting director of national intelligence. The big picture: Pulte, a former private equity CEO, will split time between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and a massively important position for the country's national security — an extraordinary dynamic even against the backdrop of other officials wearing multiple hats. - An unlikely strongman of Trump's campaign of political combat, Pulte built a MAGA name for himself laying the groundwork for accusations of fraud against multiple Trump foes. - He also emerged as an integral figure in the president's squeeze on the Federal Reserve. Driving the news: Trump touted Pulte's "deep…Open