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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Trump picks inexperienced ally Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as top US intelligence offical

Washington: President Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed a loyalist housing official with a history of targeting Trump's enemies as the head of US intelligence, despite him having no national security experience.

Bill Pulte, the chief of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, was named to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who said last month that she was stepping down to care for her cancer-stricken husband.

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