Richard Grenell Trump's new Acting Director of National Ingellegence.

[detbuch]

An insightful interview that gives more rational insight into who he is and what he thinks of Conservative position on gays, the UN, Trump. A refreshing perspective void of typical political hate:

[wdmso]

Trump’s Lackey please

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Trump’s Lackey please

That's a worthless, biased comment coming from a lackey like you.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by detbuch

That's a worthless, biased comment coming from a lackey like you.

Wayne's World

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by detbuch

That's a worthless, biased comment coming from a lackey like you.

Maybe you should learn more about him. Did you know he was Gay ,, the Germans loved him.. not .... hes a Trump mouth peice and it's the only qualification he has to be head of intelligence

But you see that information as biased, that's no surprise

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Maybe you should learn more about him. Did you know he was Gay ,, the Germans loved him.. not .... hes a Trump mouth peice and it's the only qualification he has to be head of intelligence

But you see that information as biased, that's no surprise

It's no surprise that you think your ad hominem name calling is not biased.

[wdmso]

Originally Posted by detbuch

It's no surprise that you think your ad hominem name calling is not biased.

Funny who's name calling concerns you ,

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Funny who's name calling concerns you ,

A real hoot. You're the essence of Camp.

[Pete F.]

Curious that President Trump keeps appointing long-time supporters of the surveillance state to key positions. The new DNI is someone who blasted critics for fighting unconstitutional NSA abuses.

[Pete F.]

White House's next move:

1. Nominate someone like Ratcliffe.

2. Senate will certainly not confirm.

3. Grenell remains in place under Vacancies Reform Act rather than leave by March 11 while the nomination of his successor lingers for months.

And then they have successfully eliminated Congressional oversight.

All baby steps to eliminating Article 1 and Article 3 powers, such unimportant little things.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Maybe you should learn more about him. Did you know he was Gay ,, the Germans loved him.. not .... hes a Trump mouth peice and it's the only qualification he has to be head of intelligence

But you see that information as biased, that's no surprise

Yes, he's gay, anyone that remotely follows NATSEC knows this. The Germans don't like him because he (like his predecessors in Ambass, SECDEF, and Pres) tells them to meet their defense spending obligations, which the Germans are sorely missing.

He also tells them not to cozy up to Russian Natural Gas, Nordstream 2, Huwaei 5G and the like.

That said, he should be Ambassador to DEU or DNI, not both.

(Ohh, and experience? Leon Panetta was a First Lieutenant before becoming DIRCIA so surely I agree, Leon was more qualified at the Dir level )

[Pete F.]

So, do you feel safe now?

Ratcliffe, the man literally in charge of ensuring that the nation is safe on a daily basis and that the president of the United States has access to the clearest, best, most accurate information in the world appears instead to be qualified in the president’s eye simply and precisely because of his history of politicizing facts, ignoring truths, and obfuscating honest conversations.

Years before all Republicans voted to confirm him last week as the DNI, the 108th Congress tried to stop a man like Ratcliffe from assuming that very role in the first place. They wrote into the law that created the job, 50 U.S. Code § 3023, “Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise.”

And John Ratcliffe definitely doesn’t.