U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is ferociously dumping on cuts of Deep State intel officials, calling the move by Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte “another hot-steamy pile of DOGE sh**!”
CNN reported Tuesday: “Firings at the Office of the Director of National intelligence started today, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.”
“The Deep State firings have begun,” the source said, as the network added the officials had been put in place by former Director Tulsi Gabbard.
Firings at the Office of the Director of National intelligence started today, 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.— Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) June 22, 2026
CBS News indicated “six career and political intelligence staff were terminated and 45 were sent back to their home agencies, according to three sources familiar with the personnel moves.”
CNN also reported “there could be as many as two dozen additional firings in the coming weeks, but would unlikely go beyond that. This source said that Pulte has been consulting career intelligence officials on the cuts.”
Pulte himself noted Tuesday: “Today, I spent time with the National Counterterrorism Center team, who is doing an incredible job protecting our Country under President Trump’s leadership. The room was filled with true professionals and American patriots. It is a privilege to work beside them.”
Today, I spent time with the National Counterterrorism Center team, who is doing an incredible job protecting our Country under President Trump’s leadership. The room was filled with true professionals and American patriots. It is a privilege to work beside them. 🇺🇸
— DNI Pulte (@DNIPulte) June 24, 2026
The cuts sent Tillis, whom many consider to be a RINO, or Republican in Name Only, into an anti-Pulte frenzy, as he told reporters: “If Pulte does a reduction in force the way that I’ve been engaged to do it before, where you do the analysis, you make sure you retain the most capable people and you only eliminate the people whose jobs can be either automated or never should have been there, good.”
“My guess is, based on his past experience, it’s just going to be another hot-steamy pile of DOGE sh**!”
DERANGED: Sen. Tom Tillis (R-NC) on Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte FIRING Deep State Bureaucrats: “My guess is, based on his past experience, it’s just going to be another hot-steamy pile of DOGE sh*t.”
“I think he’s an incompetent sycophant and not the… pic.twitter.com/1K2g1TePuj
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) June 23, 2026
“I think he’s an incompetent sycophant and not the right person to lead DNI, and you’re undermining” the next DNI, Tillis said.
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