WSJ: Trump Hopes “Less Shackled” Pulte Shrinks Intel Agencies

About this episode

The episode discusses reactions from Maine Democratic voters regarding Graham Platner and President Trump's comments on Bill Pulte's role in national security.

Reaction from Maine Democratic voters after their party’s Senate hopeful Graham Platner faces a string of negative headlines. Plus, according to a new report, President Trump said he'd like his pick for acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, who has zero experience in national security, to start the process of firing people at agencies charged with keeping America safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Anderson Cooper

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• national security
• Democratic Party
• Trump administration

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• Bill Pulte
• Donald Trump
• national security
• Maine Democrats

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