President Donald Trump's decision to appoint William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence drew immediate criticism from Democratic lawmakers and members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who questioned both his qualifications and the potential politicization of U.S. intelligence agencies.
Pulte, who currently leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has no formal intelligence or national security background. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created after the September 11 attacks to coordinate the country's intelligence agencies and improve information sharing across government.
