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Analysts alarmed over Trump's unprecedented announcement

Raw Story

June 17, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Bandwagon

Analysts alarmed over Trump's unprecedented announcement

President Donald Trump abandoned Jay Clayton's Director of National Intelligence confirmation hearing Wednesday and announced Bill Pulte would remain as the agency's acting director.The President lacks the authority to cancel Senate meetings, according to NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent, Garrett Haake.The sudden reversal followed bipartisan backlash against Pulte's nomination. Analysts suspect Trump's motivation to do so is tied to election fraud investigations. Pulte, currently leading the Federal Housing Finance Agency with no intelligence or national security experience, has faced intense criticism for targeting Trump's perceived political enemies with mortgage fraud accusations. Rasmussen Reports wrote on social media, He wants Pulte in there for a specific reason at this specific moment, and added, The reason we suspect is related to the theft of the 2020 election. Actor Geoff McGivern argued Trump's intention to name Pulte is clear, “It's worth pausing and reading this illiterate drivel with a fresh eye and marveling anew that a conman could hold this office and be so openly [planning] to steal/rig/annul elections to prevent the impeachments and legal action which would, if run fairly, follow his defeat,” he wrote in a social media post on X.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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