US Secretary of State Says He Has Never Heard of Trump's Intelligence Pick Bill Pulte

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress he has never heard the name Bill Pulte in connection with intelligence services, raising questions about President Donald Trump's nominee for acting director of national intelligence. During congressional questioning, Democratic Representative Bill Keating asked Rubio whether he had ever encountered Pulte's name in an intelligence context. Trump recently appointed Pulte to serve as acting director of the National Intelligence Services, a position that oversees America's sprawling intelligence community including the CIA, FBI, and NSA. Rubio's unfamiliarity with the nominee suggests Pulte may lack traditional intelligence experience, potentially complicating his confirmation and raising concerns about the appointment of someone without established credentials in the intelligence field to lead America's national security apparatus.