President Donald Trump says he has directed acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to further reduce the size of the intelligence office ahead of the arrival of a permanent chief. Multiple outlets report that Trump characterizes the office as larger than needed and says it includes personnel “holdovers” from prior administrations. According to Fox News and PBS NewsHour, Trump tells reporters that he instructed Pulte to begin shrinking the office. The Globe and Mail reports that Trump previously said he asked Pulte to start the process of firing employees. The reporting also notes that the office has already been significantly scaled back during Trump’s second term, suggesting further reductions would build on earlier changes. The accounts converge on Trump’s intent to push additional staffing cuts through his acting intelligence director. None of the sources provided detailed figures on the number of employees targeted or the specific steps or timeline for the personnel changes. The reports also describe Pulte as the current acting DNI who is tasked with carrying out the requested reductions.