Trump teases cuts at ODNI under Pulte President Donald Trump stated he would welcome workforce cuts to the intelligence community by incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, as he believes the size has been too high for too long. Trump also indicated that Pulte would closely monitor the workforce size and mentioned having five interviews for a permanent replacement for outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard. Earlier, Trump had asked the Federal Housing Finance Agency director to begin the process of firing employees at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, expressing a desire for a smaller agency.

• President Trump supports workforce reductions in the intelligence community.
• He believes the intelligence community’s workforce has been too large.
• Incoming acting DNI Bill Pulte is expected to monitor workforce size closely.
• Trump has conducted five interviews for the permanent Director of National Intelligence position.
• He previously asked for a process to begin firing employees at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.