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Rubio: Never heard of Trump pick Pulte in matters involving US intelligence
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress he had never heard of Bill Pulte, President Trump's pick for acting director of national intelligence.
- Trump tapped 38-year-old Bill Pulte, a political loyalist and former federal housing regulator with no intelligence experience, to lead the U.S. intelligence community.
- Democrats (and at least one Republican) criticized the choice, citing Pulte's pursuit of investigations into Trump’s perceived enemies and alleged misuse of confidential information.
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