President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of National Intelligence reportedly showed up at the job a day earlier than expected and asked for a list of every employee in the office to determine whether to fire them, according to CNN.

Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN that Bill Pulte plans to cut hundreds of jobs within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Trump announced that Pulte would serve as acting director after Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation. The move shocked many Republicans and infuriated Democratic senators because of Pulte’s lack of experience and the fact that he used his position as the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to go after Trump’s perceived political enemies.

Pulte’s arrival reportedly surprised staff and Gabbard, the outgoing director. He met with lawyers and staff at the office, and reportedly asked if he could bring the President’s Daily Brief home. That shocked many intelligence officials. The brief is offered to select officials either through hard copy or on a tablet.

Despite the meeting’s purpose being to explain the office’s core mission, Pulte reportedly asked whether his security clearance would be “top-secret” and whether he would have access to a government plane.

Prior to Trump naming him acting director, Pulte lacked a security clearance, which has often been considered a prerequisite for the position. Another source said that Pulte repeatedly pressed about his schedule, whether he would receive a government plane and if he could travel between Washington, D.C., Florida and Chicago.

One of the sources said that Pulte asked whether he could have a protective detail before starting his position.

Pulte came under fire during much of last year when as head of the housing authority as he used his office to send criminal referrals for allegations of mortgage fraud against multiple Democrats who had investigated the president.

“This isn’t something to overthink — President Trump wanted someone in that position who is a true loyalist, who will do what he wants him to do. He has that in Bill,” one source close to Pulte told CNN previously.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence oversees 18 intelligence agencies. But Pulte reportedly called Gabbard, who announced she would resign next month after her husband’s cancer diagnosis, and said he was taking over the job.

The call shocked Gabbard since the White House had assured her that she would remain in the job until the end of the month. The two ultimately decided she would leave her post on June 19, the day before Pulte arrived.

Pulte reportedly tried to speak at Gabbard’s send-off ceremony.

In addition, the president said that Pulte will remain director of the housing authority. Pulte has also irritated White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for making direct calls to Trump.

Trump had announced that he would name Jay Clayton, the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to the full-time director position. But on Wednesday, Trump canceled the confirmation hearing.

Trump did so because he wanted to make sure that the confirmation of his nominee to replace Clayton, Jamie McDonald, would receive a blue slip, a practice wherein the home state senators sign off on nominees for judges and the U.S. attorney.