“Trump chooses Jay Clayton for DNI”

About this episode

Nicolle Wallace and friends discuss Trump's nomination of Jay Clayton for DNI amid criticism of his previous pick.

June 11, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends discuss the breaking news that Trump is nominating U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to head DNI after Trump’s initial pick – housing chief Bill Pulte – was criticized for his lack of experience for the job.

People in this episode

Host: Nicolle Wallace

Topics covered

• Trump nomination
• DNI
• political news
• government appointments
• experience criticism

Keywords

• Trump
• Jay Clayton
• DNI
• Bill Pulte
• politics
• government
• nominations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DNI

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