I hope the President can convice the loyal Doug Collins to step forward. He is planning on a Senate run is he not?
I think where this is going....by convention time...Pompeo gets the nod to be next VP candidate. Then Grenell gets pulled over to be Secretary of State, and Collins gets the nod after the November election, to be the chief of DNI...giving the governor a chance to pick his replacement for the House. Trump is often thinking in 3-D chess situations.
By law the Director of National Intelligence should have an intelligence background. Collins doesn’t have that. He’s never worked for any intelligence agency, did not work in intelligence in the military, did not serve on an intelligence committee while in the House. If he’s appointed as acting then he’s out in a year. If he’s nominated for permanent post he’ll never be confirmed.
Political payback can be a birch Mittens!
Why is it at all relevant that someone is openly gay???
That didn’t even need to be mentioned.
Smart move. Collins would be great as DNI. Also Mitch would push his confirmation through immediately so he could eliminate a fight for the senate seat. Doug is smart, loyal and a good man inside and out. Win for Trump, win for Mitch and win for America.
Just saw a clip of Collins on TV saying he is running for Senate and wouldn’t accept the nomination if Trump made it.
Coats before Declas with no indication of the time in-between.
The corrupt SSCI will block any nominee who isn’t compromised in one way or another. They shot down John Ratcliffe for not being corrupt or compromised enough.
1. A trusted ally in an important role
2. Ending friction over a Georgia Senate seat
3. A skeptic at heart (We need a skeptic as DNI. We need someone who wouldn’t listen to people like John Bolton swearing there are WMDs in Iraq.)
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