Revealed: Trump insiders assembling a 'dossier' on 'chaos causing' White House aide
By Lesley Abravanel
Bill Pulte, director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), meeting with Sen. Bill Hagerty on February 6, 2025 (Official U.S. Senate photo by Renee Bouchard/Wikimedia Commons)
Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), seems to get along very well with President Donald Trump and that, reports The Daily Beast, is rattling MAGA Republican feathers.
Pulte, writes Will Neal, “has reportedly made such a song and dance of pandering to the president that it’s starting to drive other aides insane.”
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Pulte’s stunts, he writes, “using ‘Ghostbusters’-themed posters as props in exchanges” with Trump, his habit of publicly bashing Trump opponents, and his emulating of the president’s propensity to go off on “bizarre tangents during meetings with others,” has led insiders to refer to him as “Little Trump.”
Pulte made headlines most recently when he floated the idea of the federal government backing a 50-year loan program to address housing affordability.
When news broke that a team of ethics and investigations watchdogs had been fired at Fannie Mae, a government enterprise that helps keep the U.S. housing market stable, it was reported that investigators were “probing whether Pulte had improperly obtained sensitive mortgage data on key MAGA enemies, including New York Attorney General Letitia James,” Neal explains.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Pulte has done all he can to please Trump, including making a donation of “several hundreds of thousands of dollars to the MAGA cause both ahead of last year’s presidential election and in previous election cycles,” Neal writes.
Pulte was also seen supping with former Trump adviser Roger Stone late last year, and, Neal writes, “Pulte’s also been making an effort to get in Donald Trump Jr’s good graces.”
Neal notes that there are reports that Pulte’s MAGA opponents are “gathering something of a dossier” on his “perceived missteps in office,” and “officials have told staffers to keep an eye out for Pulte and ensure he doesn’t approach Trump unattended.”
Pulte isn’t making many MAGA friends, Neal notes, pointing to the time he also got into a “tangle” with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a recent dinner, where, according to Politico, he said he “heard Pulte was badmouthing him to the president behind his back, and became so angry he threatened to punch Pulte ‘in the f—— face’.”
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Our Analysis:
The Pulte Paradox: A Tale of Sycophancy and MAGA Melodrama
In what reads like a script from a political satire too absurd to be true, Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has seemingly transformed into the personification of MAGA Mania—yet, not in the way one might expect to endear oneself to the broader MAGA movement. According to The Daily Beast’s Will Neal, Pulte’s unabashed emulation of President Donald Trump, from “Ghostbusters”-themed poster exchanges to public bashing of Trump’s opponents, has earned him the moniker “Little Trump.” However, this caricature-like behavior isn’t winning him any points with MAGA Republicans; instead, it’s stirring discontent and driving other aides to the brink of insanity.
The Spectacle of Sycophancy
Pulte’s antics, as Neal outlines, are not just limited to quirky exchanges and mimicry. His actions delve into the realm of the ethically questionable, with reports of him using his position to obtain sensitive mortgage data on Trump’s adversaries, including New York Attorney General Letitia James. This maneuver not only raises eyebrows but potentially flags a severe misuse of power within an agency that plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of the U.S. housing market.
Moreover, Pulte’s purportedly lavish donations to the MAGA cause, alongside cozy dinners with figures like Roger Stone and efforts to curry favor with Donald Trump Jr., suggest a man on a mission not merely to support a political movement but to embed himself within the inner sanctum of Trump’s world by any means necessary. However, this zealous quest for approval seems to be backfiring spectacularly.
The Fallout of Fawning
What’s notably ironic is how Pulte’s attempts at ingratiating himself with Trump and his inner circle have led to a palpable estrangement from MAGA Republicans. This estrangement is not a quiet one; it involves dossiers on perceived missteps, warnings to staffers about Pulte’s proximity to Trump, and public confrontations that verge on the comical if they weren’t so deeply concerning. The Politico-reported threat from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of physical violence against Pulte is a testament to the heightened tensions and the absurdity of the situation.
The Underlying Tragedy
Beneath the veneer of these bizarre antics and MAGA melodrama lies a more somber reality. The FHFA plays a pivotal role in the housing stability of countless Americans. Pulte’s reported focus on schemes like a 50-year loan program and his preoccupation with personal vendettas and political maneuvering detract from the agency’s critical missions. The firing of ethics and investigations watchdogs at Fannie Mae under the cloud of Pulte’s questionable actions further underscores the potential erosion of integrity and accountability within vital government agencies.
In Conclusion
Bill Pulte’s saga, as reported by The Daily Beast, is a cautionary tale of what happens when political sycophancy supersedes the responsibility of public service. It’s a narrative rife with irony, ethical quandaries, and a glaring disconnect from the real issues at hand. While Pulte may have sought to become “Little Trump” in spirit, he has instead become a symbol of the systemic dysfunction that plagues our political landscape—a dysfunction that we, as a society, must tirelessly work to rectify.
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