Cybersecurity
Trump Dissing Daily Intelligence Briefing Worsens Rift With CIA
- President-elect ‘way out of bounds,’ former CIA spokesman says
- Tensions exacerbated by disputed report on Russian hacking
Rose: Trump Suggesting 'Denigration' of U.S. Intelligence
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To U.S. intelligence agencies, the President’s Daily Brief is a gold mine of classified information from around the world, polished through the night for presentation each morning to the commander-in-chief. To Donald Trump, it’s a mind-numbing repetition of the obvious that he’ll often skip.
“You know, I’m, like, a smart person. I don’t have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day for the next eight years,” the president-elect said on “Fox News Sunday.” “I don’t need that. But I do say, ‘If something should change, let us know.’”