This isn’t our brightest DCI but his brain still processes an enormous amount of data on a daily basis, you’d think he’d be smarter than to create this news. The order to waterboard is unlikely to come from a President Trump but Trump certainly doesn’t want our adversaries to know that so he is going to leave it on the table as he should.
Any CIA or Defense official who brings the question to the White House should be fired and suffer grave professional damage.
Trump will run a results oriented administration.
If the guys in middle management don't know what to do, they don't belong in the position.
Just DO it.