A terrible choice for acting director of national intelligence
Politics,Trump Administration,US Intelligence,Tulsi Gabbard,Republican Party
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Somehow President Donald Trump managed to find someone less qualified than Tulsi Gabbard to replace her as interim director of national intelligence. Gabbard is a former congresswoman and combat veteran. Bill Pulte, named Tuesday by Trump, is a partisan sycophant who has none of the "extensive national security expertise" that the law requires of a DNI nominee.
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