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WATCH: Bessent recalls telling acting intelligence director Pulte he was 'going to kick his ass'
Bessent said he made the comment in the summer of 2025. President Donald Trump named Pulte acting director of national intelligence this week.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, WATCH: Bessent recalls telling acting intelligence director Pulte he was ‘going to kick his ass’, Bessent said he made the comment in the summer of 2025. President Donald Trump named Pulte acting director of national intelligence this week.
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Primary source: WATCH: Bessent recalls telling acting intelligence director Pulte he was ‘going to kick his ass’ via PBS News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- WATCH: Bessent recalls telling acting intelligence director Pulte he was 'going to kick his ass'PBS News - 2026-06-03T22:02:25+00:00
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