Trump Taps Former Intelligence Chief Ratcliffe to Lead CIA
- President-elect often clashed with CIA during first term
- Ratcliffe, as congressman, defended Trump during impeachment
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
President-elect Donald Trump has picked his former national intelligence director, John Ratcliffe, to be the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, selecting a fierce loyalist from his first administration to lead the nation’s intelligence apparatus.
Ratcliffe, 59, is expected to bring a heavy focus on countering national security threats and foreign adversaries such as China and Iran to the position. If confirmed by the Senate, he will lead an agency with which Trump had an often hostile relationship in his first term.