President Donald Trump stated that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence should be much smaller and may even be terminated altogether. Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he may want to eliminate the office, claiming its size has been way too high for way too long.
The president has already asked acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to start the process of firing employees to cut the office. This follows a period where the office has already been significantly scaled back during Trump's second term.
Trump informed reporters that Pulte will not hold the position permanently. These comments are expected to roil members of Congress who previously criticized Pulte's appointment as acting national intelligence director.