President Donald Trump has named Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, where he will replace Tulsi Gabbard at the helm of the country’s spy agencies. Pulte comes into the role with effectively no direct experience in intelligence. He currently serves as the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which oversees the U.S. housing finance system. But Pulte has close ties to Trump and has been a reliable ally to the President, having publicly attacked and helped initiate probes into several of his political enemies.  In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday announcing Pulte’s appointment, Trump pointed to what he characterized as his “deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac,” referencing two government-sponsored firms designed to support the U.S. mortgage market to which Pulte serves as chairman.…