Trump taps John Ratcliffe, ex-national intelligence chief, for CIA director

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

87% : Trump honored Ratcliffe with the National Security Medal, which is the highest honor for distinguished achievement in the field of intelligence and national security.
79% : ""I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our nation's highest Intelligence positions," Trump added.
73% : Ratcliffe was confirmed in 2020 after Trump nominated him for a second time.
61% : Since winning the presidential election last week, Trump has been filling his Cabinet positions and other top posts as he prepares for his inauguration on Jan. 20, and a second term in the White House.
59% : Before being appointed by Trump during his first administration, Ratcliffe represented Texas for five years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served on the Judiciary and Intelligence committees.
1% : ""I am pleased to announce that former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe will serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency," Trump wrote in a statement on Truth Social, which included claims about Ratcliffe "exposing fake Russian collusion" in Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and exposing "intelligence officials lying about Hunter Biden's laptop.

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