Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

BumRushDaShow

(142,969 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 06:11 PM Nov 12

Trump picks close ally John Ratcliffe for director of CIA

Source: Politico

11/12/2024 05:58 PM EST


President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate John Ratcliffe to serve as his director of the CIA, the Trump-Vance transition said Tuesday.

The former four-term Republican member of Congress served under Trump as Director of National Intelligence, where he burnished his reputation as a close ally of the president and a deep skeptic of the nation’s spy agencies.

Ratcliffe is unlikely to face stiff resistance given that a Republican-led Senate confirmed him for the DNI role four years ago — when one of the biggest knocks against him was his lack of experience in the intelligence world.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/12/john-ratcliffe-cia-trump-00189143



Short article at post time.
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Trump picks close ally John Ratcliffe for director of CIA (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 12 OP
Better than Kash Patel I guess. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 12 #1
Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Trump picks close ally Jo...