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US President Donald Trump connected Tuesday announced the assignment of William J Pulte, the manager of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), arsenic the interim Director of National Intelligence (DNI), up of Tulsi Gabbard's departure from the station to attraction for her cancer-stricken husband.Also Read | From surf buddies to soulmates: How Tulsi Gabbard and hubby Abraham Williams fell successful lovePulte besides heads the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") and the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"). He volition proceed to clasp each 3 positions, successful summation to serving arsenic caretaker DNI."William has heavy acquisition managing the astir delicate matters successful America, the information and soundness of the Markets, and implicit 10 Trillion Dollars astatine Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a important summation from wherever it was conscionable 12 months ago...Congratulation
to Director Pulte!" Trump posted connected his Truth Social platform.
Pulte, 38, was sworn successful arsenic the FHFA caput successful March past year, becoming the 5th idiosyncratic to clasp the post. A postgraduate of Northwestern University, helium built a vocation successful homebuilding, lodging products and assemblage improvement earlier taking complaint of the agency.In 2011, helium founded Pulte Capital Partners LLC, an concern steadfast focused connected gathering and lodging products.
He besides served connected the committee of Pulte Homes, a Fortune 500 institution and 1 of the largest homebuilders successful the United States.On May 23, Gabbard announced that she would measurement down arsenic Director of National Intelligence, with her last time successful bureau acceptable for June 30, to beryllium by the broadside of her husband, Abraham Williams. He has been diagnosed with an "extremely uncommon signifier of bony cancer."Gabbard, who besides serves arsenic an serviceman successful the US military, has been the eighth DNI since February 2025. Her departure was wide expected arsenic she reportedly had differences with Trump implicit the Iran war, which she was said to beryllium opposed to. However, she cited her husband's crab diagnosis arsenic the crushed for stepping down.
