McConnell warns about Pulte’s lack of experience to serve as Director of National Intelligence

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Senator Mitch McConnell cautioned that the Director of National Intelligence should possess extensive national security experience. This warning came after President Trump nominated Bill Pulte, whose experience McConnell questioned for the critical intelligence role.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Wednesday that any person tapped to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) must have “extensive national security experience,” sending a pointed message to President Trump after he tapped Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte for the nation’s top intelligence job. McConnell did not name Pulte in his…