Another issue -- that not a lot of people seem to be aware of -- is that the CIA Director John Ratcliffe has been a support of President Donald Trump for quite some time.
His nomination, first as Director of National Intelligence and then as head of the CIA, was not popular in the US intelligence community, where a lot of people complained about him being a very politicized figure.
Don't take my word for it, please refer to his Wikipedia page for details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ratcliffe
🧵 3/x
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