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Posted on 01/23/2017 5:35:09 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Mike Pompeo was confirmed as CIA director by the Senate on Monday, putting the conservative Kansas congressman in charge of an agency that is bracing for its most contentious relationship with the White House in decades.
As CIA director, Pompeo will be responsible for managing a global spying network at a time of escalating security problems, including renewed aggression from Russia, the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and the splintering terror threat posed by the Islamic State.
But, at least initially, Pompeo’s most vexing task may involve finding a way to establish a functional relationship between the CIA and President Trump.
The new commander in chief traveled to CIA headquarters Saturday, in a trip that was an effort to create a fresh start with an agency he has frequently treated with contempt. Instead, what Trump delivered Saturday was largely a stream-of-consciousness airing of grievances, attacking Democrats and journalists.
Trump skipped most of the daily intelligence briefings offered him after his surprise election victory. He has dismissed the agency’s conclusions on critical issues, particularly its determination that Russia interfered in last year’s election to help him win. Most recently, Trump accused intelligence officials of orchestrating a Nazi-like campaign to smear him.
Trump has expressed confidence in Pompeo, a businessman who served as a tank commander in the Army and graduated at the top of his class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
“Intelligence agencies are vital and very, very important,” Trump said at his news conference this month. He singled out Pompeo, saying that his administration was “putting in some outstanding people.”
His comments signaled that his hostility toward the agency might subside when his designated director is in charge.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
First order of business is to weed out all of the Islamic sympathizers that Brennan has embedded in the CIA.
And right after that, start a full investigation of his predecessor.
“in charge of an agency that is bracing for its most contentious relationship with the White House in decades.” There is always an incendiary false premise at the start, with the specifics never elaborated upon. This is the fake news compost at its best. Never let the agenda get in the way of the truth.
A Herculean task.
Thank goodness we have a CIA director who is on America’s side.
Yes! I also want to see a full investigation of Brennan.
Serve pork in the cafeteria.
Did Schumer buy enough time for the MB moles to cover their tracks?
More fake news from the Never Trump Compost.
Go to the video link below and see if you hear any of this Bs: “The new commander in chief traveled to CIA headquarters Saturday, in a trip that was an effort to create a fresh start with an agency he has frequently treated with contempt. Instead, what Trump delivered Saturday was largely a stream-of-consciousness airing of grievances, attacking Democrats and journalists.”
http://magafeed.com/watch-president-trump-full-speech-cia-headquarters/
After listening to President’s Trump real speech? Did the Compost lie again to you/us!
He replaced Brennan, so mark it done.
Weed-out procedure. Trace all failed/subversive foreign policies back to the originators desk. This worked back in 1955. Round them up.
Democrats voting Aye:
Donnelly
Feinstein
Hassan
Heitkamp
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Manchin
McCaskill
Reed
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Warner
Whitehouse
Schumer is a huge surprise.
Good Lord. The WashingFake Post article, which is supposed to be ‘news’, reads like a dam editorial.
This load a crap comes from Anti-Trump Central, the Washington Post. No surprises in it and little truth.
More fake news from the ComPost...
Imagine how we would be feeling today if Clinton had won.
What a total bunch of BS. Exactly what Sean Spicer was talking about to Acosta today!
There is no tweet from President Trump nor is there a recorded vote showing at thomas.loc.gov
Washington Poo is not anything but fake news.
see for yourself.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_115_1.htm
RE: Schumer is a huge surprise
My other Senator, Gillebrand has voted NAY three in a row.
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