Fannie Mae Chairman William Pulte is going to be acting director of national intelligence, President Donald Trump said on June 2.
Pulte “has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Pulte, 38, directs the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairs Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.
He will remain in those positions while acting as the national intelligence director, according to Trump.
Tulsi Gabbard, 45, the director of national intelligence since early 2025, said in May that she is resigning effective June 30. Gabbard said her husband was diagnosed with bone cancer and she was stepping away from public service to support him….