Trump's New Spy Chief Showed Up Early to Fire Everyone
When Donald Trump sends you to clean house at US National Intelligence, you apparently don't even wait for day one.
The new acting director of US National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, didn't even wait for his official start date. He walked into the office a day early, surprised his predecessor Tulsi Gabbard, and immediately demanded a full list of every single staffer.
The goal? Purging what the administration calls the "deep state." The heaviest chopping block fell straight on the National Counterterrorism Center and the Counterintelligence Center, sending shockwaves through the agencies built after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks.
Democratic lawmakers quickly pointed out that firing intelligence personnel en masse with zero background in the field might not be the smartest defense strategy. But in Washington right now, corporate-style speed-firing seems to be the preferred onboarding process.
Source: CNN
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