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参议员汤姆·科顿对此表示支持，称其长期以来一直主张精简或撤销这一官僚机构
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唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布，计划提名房地美董事长比尔·普尔泰担任国家情报总监代理一职，图尔西·加巴德将于6月底离职。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，他希望即将上任的国家情报总监代理比尔·普尔泰在常设提名人选接手前，开始精简国家情报总监办公室（ODNI）——这预示着可能会采取激进措施，缩减这个负责协调美国情报界的机构规模。
特朗普对《华尔街日报》表示，他已私下指示普尔泰启动一项他所称的全面精简ODNI的工作，称该办公室“不必要且/或规模过大”，并表示他希望这位代理情报负责人在常设局长获得确认前，就“启动裁员流程”。
“我希望看到它规模变小。我认为那里有很多人不该待在那里，”特朗普直指奥巴马和拜登政府的留任人员。
当被问及是否希望普尔泰解雇员工时，特朗普表示，他希望这位代理情报负责人“启动流程”，并补充说，他最终提名的常设办公室负责人应继续推进这项工作。
特朗普提名比尔·普尔泰担任国家情报总监代理
唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，他希望即将上任的国家情报总监代理比尔·普尔泰在常设提名人选接手前，开始精简国家情报总监办公室（ODNI）。（亚历克斯·布兰登/美联社；马克·希费尔比/美联社）
国家情报总监图尔西·加巴德于5月22日突然宣布辞职，自6月30日起生效，理由是她的丈夫被诊断出患有骨癌。
总统于6月初提名目前担任联邦住房金融局局长的普尔泰担任该代理职务。由于该职位是临时的，普尔泰无需参议院确认，可任职长达210天。
特朗普暗示，普尔泰的代理身份将使他在常设局长获得确认前更容易推进改革。
“你受到的束缚更少，”特朗普说。“这会给你更多权力，你懂的，只是任期有限。”
白宫未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的提问，即普尔泰是否会被提名为国家情报总监常设人选。
参议院推动重新授权国家间谍权力法案因有争议的特朗普决定受阻
“坦率地说，也许对他来说，在其他人到来之前进行整顿是件好事，”特朗普补充道。“因为如果他和我一起缩小规模，再配合可能上任的新人……他可以完成很多艰巨的工作，我们就不必让刚入职的人承担这些负担。”
参议院情报委员会主席汤姆·科顿迅速对这一举措表示支持，认为该办公室已经超出了其最初的职能范围，并再次表达了他长期以来对大幅精简——甚至撤销——该办公室的支持。
“特朗普总统说得对：ODNI的规模已经远远超出了其最初的授权范围，”科顿在X平台上写道。“我长期以来一直主张，即便不彻底撤销，也应大幅精简这个官僚机构。”
汤姆·科顿抨击五角大楼报告中据称试图阻挠特朗普计划的“党派人士和阻挠者”
“是时候让这些官员回到各自的原机构，专注于真正的情报工作了。我支持特朗普总统的这一举措。”
ODNI于2004年根据9·11委员会的建议成立，旨在在恐怖袭击前未能共享关键信息的失败案例后，改善美国情报机构之间的协调。
参议院情报委员会主席汤姆·科顿迅速对这一举措表示支持，认为该办公室已经超出了其最初的职能范围，并再次表达了他长期以来对大幅精简——甚至撤销——该办公室的支持。（比尔·克拉克/CQ-罗尔呼叫公司）
该办公室负责监督和协调美国18个情报机构及部门的工作。
科顿长期以来一直是主张该机构已经超出其最初使命的议员之一。2026年初，他提出了一项将ODNI员工人数上限设定为650人的法案。
在特朗普政府第二届任期开始时，该办公室约有1800名员工，不过即将离任的国家情报总监加巴德表示，她已将员工队伍缩减了约25%。
特朗普的最新言论表明，本届政府可能会推行比此前概述的更深远的重组计划，而普尔泰可能会在常设提名人选就位前，被 tasked 启动这一进程。
总统选择普尔泰担任代理DNI一事让许多议员和国家安全观察人士感到意外，因为这位联邦住房金融局局长没有任何情报或国家安全背景。
前参议院共和党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔在任命宣布后不久就表达了担忧。
国家情报总监图尔西·加巴德于5月22日突然宣布辞职，自6月30日起生效，理由是她的丈夫被诊断出患有骨癌。（丹尼尔·奥尔/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“任何承担如此重大公众信任职责的人，都必须具备法律要求的广泛国家安全经验，任何不符合这一要求的提名人都不会获得我的投票，”麦康奈尔说。
“特朗普认为比尔·普尔泰可以同时担任抵押贷款监管机构负责人和国家情报总监，”弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员马克·沃纳在X平台发布的视频中说道。“你不能同时兼任两份工作……这太离谱了。”
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不过，特朗普暗示，普尔泰的临时身份恰恰是他适合推进政府对该办公室计划的原因。
总统表示，他希望普尔泰能够在常设提名人选接手前，开始缩减ODNI的规模，让这位代理负责人能够完成与该工作相关的大部分“艰巨工作”。
Trump moves to slash intelligence office ahead of permanent chief’s arrival
June 6, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News
Sen Tom Cotton backs the effort, saying he’s long advocated for downsizing or eliminating the bureaucracy
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President Donald Trump announced he plans to tap Bill Pulte, chair of Freddie Mac, as acting director of national intelligence following Tulsi Gabbard’s exit later in June.
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President Donald Trump said he wants soon-to-be acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to begin shrinking the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) before a permanent nominee takes over — signaling a potentially aggressive effort to reduce the size of the agency responsible for coordinating the nation’s intelligence community.
Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he has privately instructed Pulte to begin what he described as a broader effort to streamline ODNI, calling the office “unnecessary and/or too big” and saying he wants the acting intelligence chief to “start the process” of reducing personnel before a permanent director is confirmed.
“I’d like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of people in there that shouldn’t be there,” Trump said, pointing to holdovers from the Obama and Biden administrations.
Asked whether he wants Pulte to fire employees, Trump said he wants the acting intelligence chief to “start the process,” adding that his eventual nominee to permanently lead the office should continue that work.
TRUMP NAMES BILL PULTE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
President Donald Trump said he wants soon-to-be acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to begin shrinking the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) before a permanent nominee takes over.(Alex Brandon/The Associated Press; Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press)
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard abruptly announced her resignation May 22, effective June 30, citing her husband’s bone cancer diagnosis.
The president named Pulte, who currently serves as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to the acting role in early June. Because the position is temporary, Pulte does not require Senate confirmation and can serve for up to 210 days.
Trump suggested Pulte’s acting status could make it easier for him to carry out changes before a permanent director is confirmed.
“You’re less shackled,” Trump said. “It sort of gives you more power, you know, for a somewhat limited period of time.”
The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions on whether Pulte would be put up for confirmation as permanent director of national intelligence.
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“Frankly, it might be good for him to shake it up before people come,” Trump added. “Because, if he reduced the size, in conjunction with me … and in conjunction with possibly the person coming in … he can do a lot of the hard work and we wouldn’t have to saddle somebody that goes in.”
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton quickly endorsed the effort, arguing the office has expanded beyond its original purpose and renewing his longstanding support for dramatically downsizing — or even eliminating — the office.
“President Trump is right: the ODNI has grown far beyond its original mandate,” Cotton wrote on X. “I’ve long advocated for downsizing, if not outright eliminating, this bureaucracy.”
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“Time to return these officers back to their home agencies to focus on actual intelligence work. I support President Trump in this effort.”
ODNI was established in 2004 following recommendations from the 9/11 Commission and was designed to improve coordination among U.S. intelligence agencies after failures to share critical information ahead of the terrorist attacks.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton quickly endorsed the effort, arguing the office has expanded beyond its original purpose and renewing his longstanding support for dramatically downsizing — or even eliminating — the office.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
The office oversees and coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies and components.
Cotton has long been among lawmakers who argue the agency has grown beyond its original mission. Earlier in 2026, he introduced legislation that would cap ODNI at 650 employees.
The office had roughly 1,800 employees at the start of the second Trump administration, though outgoing Director of National Intelligence Gabbard has said she reduced the workforce by about 25%.
Trump’s latest comments suggest the administration could pursue a more far-reaching restructuring effort than previously outlined — and that Pulte may be tasked with beginning that process before a permanent nominee is in place.
The president’s selection of Pulte as acting DNI surprised many lawmakers and national security observers because the Federal Housing Finance Agency director has no intelligence or national security background.
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell raised concerns about the appointment shortly after it was announced.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard abruptly announced her resignation May 22, effective June 30, citing her husband’s bone cancer diagnosis.(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Anyone performing this role of such immense public trust must have the extensive national security experience required by statute, and no nominee who falls short of this requirement will earn my vote,” McConnell said.
“Trump thinks that Bill Pulte can be both director of the mortgage regulators and director of national intelligence,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said in a video posted to X. “You can’t do both jobs … this is outrageous.”
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Trump, however, has suggested that Pulte’s temporary status is precisely what makes him well-suited to carry out the administration’s plans for the office.
The president said he hopes Pulte can begin reducing the size of ODNI before a permanent nominee takes over, allowing the acting chief to complete much of the “hard work” associated with the effort.
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