Trump indicates to Speaker Johnson he won’t back down on Pulte despite fight over key surveillance authority (opens in new tab)

By Kristen Holmes, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump indicated to House Speaker Mike Johnson during a meeting Tuesday that he wouldn’t back down on his decision to elevate Bill Pulte to acting director of national intelligence, despite threats from Democrats to let a key surveillance power lapse over the appointment, two sources The post appeared first on <a href="