Donald Trump names former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe to CIA director

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : He served five years in the House before Trump named him director of national intelligence during his last year in office.
45% : Prior to being appointed by Trump, Ratcliffe served as a Republican House member from Texas.
38% : From his seats on the Judiciary and Intelligence committees, Ratcliffe was a strong defender of Trump's.
29% : "I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation's highest Intelligence positions," Trump said in a Tuesday statement, which also included attacks against Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and former intelligence officials over Hunter Biden's now-infamous laptop.
14% : The announcement comes as Trump fills out his Cabinet and other top posts in preparation for his second term, which begins Jan. 20.Democrats accused Ratcliffe of politicizing his intelligence post by contradicting career civil servants about Russian election interference on Trump's behalf.

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