Dave McCormick: “It's very clear in the statute that you have to have…”

“He's already have a number of candidates, and Bill Pulte is an interim choice. And, and It's very clear in the statute that you have to have national security experience to be able to fulfill that role [DNI] on a permanent basis. And Bill Pulte doesn't have it. He did a fine job. It's doing a fine job in his current role, but he's not qualified to take on this role, and the President's acknowledged that.” (04:02–04:09)

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