Firings now underway at Office of Director of National Intelligence, source says

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Source: CNN Politics

Updated Jun 22, 2026, 6:13 PM ET
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2026, 5:32 PM ET


The large-scale cuts that President Donald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence had been considering imposing at his own office started on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. “The deep state firings have begun,” the source said, declining to give details on how many jobs had been cut.

Sources had previously told CNN that Bill Pulte, Trump’s pick to serve as director of national intelligence in an acting capacity, was looking at cutting hundreds of jobs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Last week, Pulte showed up to his new job a day early after asking for a list of every employee in the office, sources told CNN, catching even outgoing director Tulsi Gabbard off-guard.

A source familiar with the matter told CNN that the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center were expected to be hit hard by the cuts.

The firings came as top Democrats on the Senate and House Intelligence Committees sent a letter on Monday to Pulte warning him of the risks of making large cuts to the workforce.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/politics/odni-firings-underway-bill-pulte

[Lovie777]

1. We are in deep shit................

national security is almost dead. It's like the republican party want the USA attacked so shithole can claim martial law.

[vapor2]

7. You could be right on this

[PSPS]

11. His job is to hoover up blackmail material on "non-loyal" people, especially lawmakers.

[BaronChocula]

2. On brand for this regime

to purge intelligence in all its forms.

[maxsolomon]

3. Bill Pulte, 2028?

Trump loves a hatchet man, and that craven careerist may be his designated heir.

That's how far we're falling.

[paleotn]

4. When this is done....

Pultie needs to face a firing squad. I'm not joking.

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. A billionaire builder/developer shitheel as a possible presidential candidate - interesting.

[msongs]

6. republicans are responsible if they go along with this...and they will go along with it nt

[Martin Eden]

8. Vlad Putin has a big smile on his face

His investment in Kraznov is really paying dividends.

[58Sunliner]

9. They don't want eyes and ears to document their treason.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. "deep state firings"

Translation: "We're getting rid of the country's institutional memory and expertise in national intelligence because... reasons."

[GenThePerservering]

12. The 'deep state' is the fascist GOP and their dark money

[cstanleytech]

13. It's going to take a decade or more to fix this mess.