Trump selects John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA



Wednesday 13/November/2024 – 01:34 AM

The US President-elect announced Donald TrumpToday, he selected former Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, to fill the position of Director of the CIA.

The new CIA director

It is noteworthy that John Ratcliffe served as Director of National Intelligence at the end of Donald Trump’s first term, while Democrats and former intelligence officials accused Ratcliffe, in his capacity as Director of National Intelligence, of revealing intelligence information for use by Trump and his Republican allies to attack political opponents, including Joe Biden, Trump’s rival. On the presidency at the time, a charge that Ratcliffe’s office denied, according to what was published by Reuters.

US President Donald Trump and his choice of ministers

Informed sources revealed that US President Donald Trump chose Senator Marco Rubio to serve as Secretary of State, according to what was published by Reuters.

Reuters reported that the selection of Senator Marco Rubio to occupy the position of Secretary of State makes him the first Latino to hold the position of chief diplomat in the United States, explaining that he is the most extremist on the short list drawn up by Trump for the position of Secretary of State, and in recent years he has called for a strong foreign policy related to… America’s geopolitical enemies, including China, Iran, and Cuba.

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