Trump’s Strange Choice for Director of National Intelligence
The president’s selection of Bill Pulte is both baffling and predictable.
TL;DR
- Bill Pulte lacks a background in intelligence or national security expertise.
- Pulte has a record of using government prosecutorial powers for vindictive purposes.
- The appointment is compared to Friedrich Hayek's observations on how 'the worst get on top' in totalitarian systems.
- The role of Director of National Intelligence requires judgment, wisdom, expertise, and integrity.
- Appointing Pulte is seen as putting Americans at risk of abuses of power and foreign dangers.