@cbsnews: President Trump's pick for acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has become a point of contention on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if he really threatened to punch Pulte in the face last year, referencing a September Politico report of a heated argument between Bessent and Pulte during an event with dozens of administration officials and Trump advisers. "No, sir. I actually said I was going to kick his a**," Bessent responded.