Trump orders downsizing of key intelligence office

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has directed his contentious pick for director of national intelligence to cut the size of his agency when he takes office on an acting basis this month.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that he had told Bill Pulte, who will start as director of national intelligence on June 19, “to execute the immediate and needed downsizing of the office, reverting staff to their home agencies.”The appointment of Pulte, a Trump loyalist with no background in intelligence, has drawn ire from legislators. The ODNI agency was established to coordinate the activities of the sprawling US intelligence community.Read more:Trump threatens more attacks against IranTrump says Iran ‘taken too long to negotiate,’ will have to ‘pay the price’

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