Jay Clayton will take over as director of national intelligence (DNI) on Monday, according to a social media post by acting director Bill Pulte. I have no doubt that Jay will do a tremendous job,” Pulte wrote on Aug. 1 in a post on X. During his confirmation hearing, Clayton pledged to strengthen trust in the intelligence community and improve coordination among intelligence agencies. Democrats criticized Clayton after his confirmation hearing for saying that Joe Biden was “certified as the president of the United States.” Trump praised Clayton following the confirmation, calling him “outstanding in every way.”