BLOODBATH: President Trump Orders Acting DNI Director Bill Pulte To GUT The Intelligence Agencies!
By Jack
President Trump is moving before a confirmation fight can slow down the cleanup of the intelligence bureaucracy.
He appointed William J. Pulte to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence, and now he wants Pulte to start cutting.
The Associated Press reported Friday that President Trump said he wants his new acting DNI to shrink the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
President Trump called the office “way too high for way too long” and said that “if he cut, I wouldn’t mind that.”
Eric Daugherty flagged the new Wall Street Journal report as the firing angle broke into the open:
🚨 JUST IN: PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS ACTING DNI BILL PULTE TO CARRY OUT MASS FIRINGS — WSJ
LFG 🔥
Now we know why the Deep State and establishment senators are panicking…
"I think there are a LOT of people in there that shouldn't be there [in the Intel community]," Trump told… pic.twitter.com/7C0bPc0dzw
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 5, 2026
Pulte’s office oversees the intelligence community, including 18 agencies and units. That makes this a massive lever inside the federal government.
President Trump told the Wall Street Journal he wants Pulte to “start the process” of firing personnel, according to AP.
He also said there are people in the office who “shouldn’t be there.” AP reported that the remark was aimed at intelligence officials who served under Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
That is the part that has the old guard sweating.
The acting role appears to be part of the strategy. Badlands, highlighted by We The Media, summarized President Trump’s point that acting status gives Pulte more room to move fast.
President Trump reportedly said Pulte is “less shackled” and has “more power” for a limited stretch. He also said it might be good for Pulte to “shake it up” before a permanent director arrives.
That is a president who understands leverage. Get the hard cutting started now, then let the next permanent DNI inherit a leaner shop.