GOP Lawmakers Revolt Against Trump Over National Intelligence Pick
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What explicit video evidence surfaced about Bill Pulte and why does it matter?
Bill Pulte Fs only the young. I know that sounds awful, but I'm not saying that. That is what the video shows. There is evidence of someone saying that to Bill Pulte, who is Donald Trump's new pick to be the acting secretary of national intelligence or head of national intelligence. DNI, Director of National Intelligence. Bill Pulte has no experience. However, this video of him, which includes a dildo and a mushroom stamp, language about that, and an actual dildo should be very disturbing to all of us, especially for the person who's supposed to be in charge of protecting us from events like 9-11. Roll it, Andy.
Here's the first ever, man, live fucking dildo slap on the PP Live. Pulte, look at this fucking thing. All right. Come on. Harder, daddy. All right, fine. There you fucking have it. The first dildo slap in history live. So, Bill, this says Bill Pulte fucks. All right. Thank you. And then if you notice on, it's got a tramp stamp with a butterfly on the back. I like only the young. One ass cheeks.
How did hosts describe Bill Pulte’s professional background and lack of intelligence experience?
Yes, it does say only the young on the back here. Only young December 14th. That looks pretty badass. We have a mushroom stamp on the head of it and bed bath on one cheek and GME. Oh, fuck. GME on the other. I got too excited.
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So remember, everything is based on meritocracy, right? You know, no DEI. This is a person who is most deserving of the job, the person who has no national intelligence experience at all. As CNN put it, why Trump selected an acting director of national intelligence with no intel experience. Well, if you listen to the people who are in the know, it's because he's a Trump simp. He's a Trump sympathizer that he takes, he twists the facts as it relates to the job that he's in now, the head of Fannie Mae, the head of Freddie Mac. He is also head of housing programs, federal housing programs in this country. So he's going to keep those jobs. and be the acting Director of National Intelligence. Senator Mark Warner with some tea on exactly who Bill Pulte is.
I've yet to talk to a Republican that will defend this crazy Trump selection of the totally unqualified Bill Pulte to be Director of National Intelligence. Question is now, will anybody in the White House tell the emperor he's got no clothes, at least on this one. It is insult to the intelligence community that they think they can put somebody with no qualifications and he's gonna still do the DNI job and the mortgage banking job. That combined with the fact that the only qualification Pulte has is he's a total Trump toady who will do anything. He weaponized private mortgage information. Gosh. What do you think you'll do getting the keys to all the intelligence agencies? Speak up, stand up.
Look, he's not wrong. The president is proud of it. He's tweeting about it or posting whatever it is on the social media site. I am appointed the director of Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as I said, William J. Pulte, to serve as the acting director of national intelligence. He has deep experience in managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the markets and over $10 trillion. Coming from the financial sector really has nothing to do with being an expert on intelligence. People are not qualified for most of the positions. that they are appointed to in this administration. But this one should concern everyone. And it is concerning.
Some Republicans, mainly the Republicans who have nothing to lose, like Tom Tillis, who's not seeking reelection. Here's Tom Tillis.
He seems to be doing okay in the current role. I don't believe he's ever had a security clearance. He clearly has no experience in intelligence. He has no geopolitical experience, no international connections, the sorts of things you would look for. He's a far cry from Dan Coats, but he's got a structural problem. He simply doesn't have 51 votes on the Senate floor, and he may not even have the votes in Intel Committee. And we just need to tell the president that clearly. Now, I will also tell you,
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