WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Bill Pulte’s appointment as acting intelligence director is for the short term and not a permanent position.
“I don’t think he would want to be permanent, but he is a very smart guy, and he may find out some things about the rigged elections,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
“It’s short term, but he may be very effective for a short period of time,” Trump said.
Trump appointed Pulte, the federal housing regulator, as acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday,
(Reporting by Bo Erickson, writing by Bhargav Acharya;Editing by David Ljunggren)
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