Trump announces John Ratcliffe as CIA Director Pick

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he will tap former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA in his second administration.

Since winning the 2024 presidential election last Tuesday, Trump has begun announcing who will be included in his next administration. On Truth Social, the former president released a statement emphasizing from Ratcliffe achievements in recent years and said he will be a “fearless warrior” for the American people.

“From exposing a fake Russian conspiracy as a campaign operation for Clinton to catching the FBI’s abuse of civil liberties in the FISA court, John Ratcliffe has always been a fighter for truth and honesty with the American public. When 51 intelligence officials lied on Hunter Biden’s laptop, there was one, John Ratcliffe, who told the truth to the American people,” Trump said.

“I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our nation’s top intelligence positions,” Trump’s statement continued. “He will be a fearless fighter for the constitutional rights of all Americans, while safeguarding the highest levels of national security and peace through strength.”

Ratcliffe’s announcement comes on the heels of the former president tap Republican Florida Representative Mike Waltz as White House National Security Advisor, Former Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tom Homan as new “border czar” and former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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