Jon Favreau

Yes, the same Bill Pulte who's been using his perch atop the Federal Housing Finance Administration to manufacture mortgage fraud allegations against people on Trump's enemies list.

Don't worry, he apparently still gets to keep that job, too, because he's doing such a good job.

Probably.

We only have a couple people to do all the jobs now.

No one else wants to work there.

This is also the same Bill Pulte who Scott Besson threatened to punch in his fucking face.

And it does seem like even Republicans and other Trump administration colleagues may not be super thrilled with making this doofus America's top spy chief.

Let's listen.

I'll defer to the chairman on that.

Senator Cotton, you want to speak to that?

We have four more weeks with Director Gabbard as the DNI, and I look forward to implementing last year's Intelligence Authorization Act with her.

I have no observations on the matter.

Tom Cotton saying, I have no observations on the matter.

I know.

That is all we got.

Oh, Tom.

Trump was asked about this one in the Oval when he was giving us his renovation updates.

And here's his explanation.

Why do you think, Mr. President, he's the best?

Does he have the necessary, in your view, Mr. President, the necessary national security experience to take on that position?