“As a placeholder Pulte makes sense, and that explains retention of his current job in the Federal Housing Finance Agency while he fills the role of ‘acting DNI’. Given the legislative expectations behind the office, Pulte would seemingly have no path to permanent confirmation by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.”

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/06/02/president-trump-announces-appointment-of-bill-pulte-as-acting-director-of-national-intelligence/

So its LITERAL.