Trump's intel pick delights MAGA and shocks nation's spies

With the naming of Bill Pulte to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence today, President Donald Trump offered a stick in the eye to the intelligence community and cause for celebration to his base.

"It's a middle finger to the Senate. A fuck you to the Deep State," MAGA loyalist Steve Bannon told POLITICO. "The White House staff hates him because they can't control him."