About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's choice of Bill Pulte as the new acting Director of National Intelligence and the implications of this appointment.
Why would Trump choose Bill Pulte to be the new acting Director of National Intelligence? Pulte may not have a background in national security, but since he was already Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, you have to admit it was convenient to hire from the batch of people who were already around. Guest: Andrew Egger , White House correspondent for the Bulwark . Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Ducharme, Patrick Fort, Rob Gunther and Paige Osburn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Andrew Egger
Topics covered
- Trump administration
- national security
- political appointments
- White House
- current events
Keywords
- Trump
- Bill Pulte
- Director of National Intelligence
- national security
- White House correspondent
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bulwark, Slate Podcasts, Acast
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