Trump’s acting director of national “intelligence” fires 6 political appointees, removes dozens of career officials

Acting Director of National Intelligence #BillPulte has fired 6 political appointees put in place by former Director #TulsiGabbard & removed dozens of career intelligence officials from their roles, acc/to 4 sources familiar with the moves.

#ODNI #Trump #FederalAgencies #intelligence
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/politics/pulte-fires-political-appointees-career-officials

Trump’s acting chief of national intelligence fires 6 political appointees, removes dozens of career officials, sources say

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has fired six political appointees put in place by former Director Tulsi Gabbard and removed dozens of career intelligence officials from their roles, according to four sources familiar with the moves.

CNN

The removals represent the first major move in #BillPulte’s mandate to make drastic reductions at the #spy office, which had already been slimmed down under Gabbard. The #ODNI, which acts as a policymaker & coordinator for the 18 agencies that make up the #US #intelligence community, has been a target of some on the #MAGA right who believe it is made up of a “deep state” determined to undermine #Trump.

#crazy #ConspiracyTheories

@Nonilex
The last president who tried to downsize the intelligence community was Jimmy Carter, and look what happened

The whole country took a turn to the right for forty years

Maybe a lefty deep state rebellion will be a thing this time

All these unemployed federal workers have to do something with their retirement 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Nonilex Pulte was hired to keep secrets.