{"id":84157,"date":"2026-06-07T15:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rep-jim-himes-says-bill-pulte-in-intelligence-role-is-trumps-worst-and-most-dangerous-appointment\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:32:12","slug":"rep-jim-himes-says-bill-pulte-in-intelligence-role-is-trumps-worst-and-most-dangerous-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rep-jim-himes-says-bill-pulte-in-intelligence-role-is-trumps-worst-and-most-dangerous-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Jim Himes says Bill Pulte in intelligence role is Trump&#8217;s &#8220;worst and most dangerous&#8221; appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington<\/em> \u2014 Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, lambasted President Trump&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bill-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence-trump\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">appointment of Bill Pulte<\/a><\/span>, a controversial housing official, to serve as acting director of national intelligence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump&#8217;s choice of Pulte, who had been the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has drawn backlash from Democrats and some Republicans, who say it risks the reauthorization of a key warrantless surveillance program \u2014 Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act \u2014 that expires Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He doesn&#8217;t have an iota of national security experience and the president is putting him in this most sensitive of roles,&#8221; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jim-himes-connecticut-democrat-face-the-nation-transcript-06-07-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Himes said in an interview Sunday with &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan<\/a><\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the basket of awful appointments he has made, this is probably the worst and most dangerous,&#8221; Himes said. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t like to back down, but he&#8217;s also not going to like the terrorist attacks that might happen if there is no 702 collection authority.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>National security officials have long argued that the law is vital for disrupting terrorist plots, foreign espionage, international drug trafficking and cyber intrusions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Himes noted the timing of the appointment ahead of Friday&#8217;s deadline \u2014 which Congress has already punted twice through short-term extensions \u2014 saying it has taken reauthorization &#8220;off the table.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You just could not have come up with worse timing for what is probably the worst appointment into the intelligence community that I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If we had to pass another bill in the context of Bill Pulte, I don&#8217;t think we could.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April, the House <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/renewal-fisa-section-702-surveillance-program-house-vote-thursday-deadline\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">passed a three-year extension<\/a><\/span>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2026142?Page=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">42 Democrats<\/a> voting in favor, but the bill stalled in the Senate over the inclusion of an unrelated measure that prevented the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will tell you that at least half of those Democrats are gone,&#8221; Himes said of what Pulte&#8217;s appointment means for Democratic votes in favor of reauthorization. &#8220;The only right answer \u2014 and I don&#8217;t have a lot of confidence that it&#8217;s going to happen \u2014 is that the president says, &#8216;Oops, that was a mistake,&#8217; and pulls the Bill Pulte appointment in favor of somebody who will give not just Democrats, but everybody more confidence.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Senate <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-fisa-vote-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">blocked another extension<\/a><\/span> of Section 702 over concerns about warrantless surveillance of Americans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sens. 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