Some Republicans are voicing skepticism about the qualifications of President Donald Trump’s choice to serve as the acting director of national intelligence.
“I don’t see any evidence of qualifications for that job, but as you know, the Senate doesn’t have a role to play in acting (appointments,)” Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said of Trump’s choice, Bill Pulte.
“I do not know Mr. Pulte at all. I do not know if he has any intelligence or military background. I don’t even know if he has a security clearance. I know nothing about him at all,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
Collins said she had not made a firm decision yet “because maybe there’s a lot in his background that is relevant to this important position.”
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Pulte “doesn’t seem qualified.”
“Beyond his absence of apparent qualifications, maybe there’s something I don’t know about,” Cassidy said.