About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence and features guest Senator Mark Kelly's concerns about the implications.
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he's appointing the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte , as acting Director of National Intelligence. The news comes after Tulsi Gabbard announced she was resigning from the position amid her husband's battle with cancer. So who is Bill Pulte? From what we know, Pulte is another Trump-henchman type whose only qualification for the high-stakes position seems to be the ability to do just about anything Trump wants him to do. And that's raised red flags among many people, including our guest, Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. He serves on the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees. And in headlines, Russia launches a massive attack against Ukraine , Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies on Capitol Hill , and whac-a-mole? More like whac-a-manhole! Videos of people popping out of New York City sewers are popping up online. Show Notes: Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please…
People in this episode
Guest: Mark Kelly
Topics covered
- Trump administration
- national intelligence
- political appointments
- Ukraine conflict
- Senate hearings
- current events
Keywords
- Trump
- Bill Pulte
- Tulsi Gabbard
- Mark Kelly
- national intelligence
- Ukraine
- Russia
- politics
- current events
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Places: New York City, Russia
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