Trump says new acting intelligence chief Bill Pulte should continue cutting ODNI staff
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Associated Press, MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press
Summary
President Donald Trump announced that his new acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, is expected to further reduce the size of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), which has already been significantly scaled back during Trump's second term. Trump stated the office has been "way too high for way too long" and expressed support for additional cuts. The comments were made aboard Air Force One while traveling to Wisconsin for an agricultural event.
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If he cut, I wouldn't mind that
He'll do a very good job
He'll watch it closely, but Bill Pulte is very good; he's very talented
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