9 the Washington Post reported that the CIA said the Russians had directed computer hacking during the U.S. 18 that he accepted Brennan’s assertion that he was not responsible for the leak of the unverified dossier.īut, the new president's harsh views of the intelligence community go further back. Trump later said in a Fox News interview on Jan. Later that day, in response to Brennan's interview, Trump pointed the finger at Brennan, asking on Twitter: "Was this the leaker of Fake News?"
15 that Trump “does not fully” understand the threat of Russia and cautioned Trump to be “very disciplined” in what he posts to his Twitter. Trump’s tweet about Brennan came after the then-CIA chief said in Fox News interview on Jan. He has also forcefully denounced the unverified allegations in the dossier as false. While still president-elect, Trump went so far as to publicly suggest in a tweet last weekend that John Brennan, then-head of the CIA, was involved in leaking an unverified dossier alleging that Russia holds compromising information on Trump.
And I just want to let you know, the reason you're the number one stop is exactly the opposite.” “And they sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence community. “I can only say that I am with you a thousand percent, and the reason you're my first stop is, that as you know, I have a running war with the media,” Trump said. However, Trump said today that any notion of disagreements between him and the intelligence community was due to false portrayals by the media.
presidential election and to help elect Trump. The president’s visit comes in the wake of a recent war of words between Trump and intelligence officials over the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia used hacking to interfere with the U.S. Trump Concedes Russia Was Behind Hacking, Says Putin 'Shouldn't Have Done It' Standing in front of the CIA Memorial Wall commemorating those who lost their lives in service to the agency, Trump’s speech veered at times onto the topics of press coverage of his inaugural speech and his electoral success, similar themes as in his campaign speeches. “I believe that this group is going to be one of the most important groups in this country toward making us safe, toward making us winners again, toward ending all of the problems,” Trump said to the assembled group. Mike Flynn and Vice President Mike Pence. Mike Pompeo his national security adviser, Gen. Trump was accompanied to the meeting by his nominee to head the agency, Kansas Rep. "I know maybe sometimes you haven't gotten the backing that you've wanted, and you're going to get so much backing.” "Very, very few people could do the job you people do, and I want to just let you know, I am so behind you," Trump said. — - President Donald Trump in his first official visit to a federal agency since the inauguration went to CIA headquarters in Virginia today where he assured the 400 or so CIA senior leadership and staff in attendance that he supports them "a thousand percent.”
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