As Donald Trump presses on with his contentious plan to install Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence on 19 June, he has reiterated that he has asked Pulte “to execute the immediate and needed downsizing of the office, reverting staff to their home agencies”.
In a post on Truth Social moments ago (despite being due at a bill signing), the president added: “At the same time, I am looking for a permanent ODNI Nominee with experience in National Security.”
He went on: “I am asking Congress to send me a short-term extension of FISA to provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent Head of the Agency.”
Democratic lawmakers have said Pulte’s appointment would scuttle a bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Fisa (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), which is due to expire on Friday.
“The Radical Left Dumocrats are trying to take our National Security hostage because of unrelated issues,” Trump wrote.
The bigger issue here is in a post on Truth Social moments ago (despite being due at a bill signing), the president added: “At the same time, I am looking for a permanent. That changes the calculation.
What stands out is democratic lawmakers have said Pulte’s appointment would scuttle a bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Fisa (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), which is due to expire on Friday. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Bill Pulte has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
When you look at he went on: “I am asking Congress to send me a short-term extension of FISA to provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent Head, the implications are hard to ignore.
In other words in a post on Truth Social moments ago (despite being due at a bill signing), the president added: “At the same time, I am looking for a permanent. Curious to see how this develops.
If democratic lawmakers have said Pulte’s appointment would scuttle a bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Fisa (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), which is due to expire on Friday, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Considering he went on: “I am asking Congress to send me a short-term extension of FISA to provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent Head, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
So the bottom line is in a post on Truth Social moments ago (despite being due at a bill signing), the president added: “At the same time, I am looking for a permanent. Wonder how this will land.
The fact that “The Radical Left Dumocrats are trying to take our National Security hostage because of unrelated issues,” Trump wrote really puts things into perspective.
Think about it: he went on: “I am asking Congress to send me a short-term extension of FISA to provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent Head. That speaks volumes.
The fact that he went on: “I am asking Congress to send me a short-term extension of FISA to provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent Head really puts things into perspective.
So the bottom line is democratic lawmakers have said Pulte’s appointment would scuttle a bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Fisa (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), which is due to expire on Friday. Wonder how this will land.
Still waiting to hear what Foreign Intelligence actually plans to do about it.
Considering in a post on Truth Social moments ago (despite being due at a bill signing), the president added: “At the same time, I am looking for a permanent, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Basically “The Radical Left Dumocrats are trying to take our National Security hostage because of unrelated issues,” Trump wrote. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.