Chinanews.net, February 29th. According to the US "World Daily", US President Trump again nominated Texas Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe as National Intelligence Director on the 28th, in charge of 17 US intelligence agencies. . This is Trump's second nomination of Ratcliffe. In August 2019, Trump abruptly withdrew his nomination after critics of both parties criticized Ratcliffe for not being eligible for the position.
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According to reports, Trump's decision means that the Republican-led Senate will have to discuss again whether to approve the three-term congressman to oversee 17 US intelligence agencies.
Trump originally nominated Ratcliffe in 2019, but withdrew the nomination in August before the Senate officially considered appointing him. Trump succumbed at the time to Ratcliffe's seniority issues, and bipartisan doubts over his inexperience in intelligence.
Since then, in the House impeachment proceedings against Trump, Ratcliffe has gained popularity for being an ardent defender of Trump.
When Trump announced the decision in a tweet, he praised Ratcliff as a brilliant and talented person. If Ratcliffe is confirmed by the Senate, he will replace Richard Grenell, who currently serves as the country's acting intelligence director while maintaining the US ambassador to Germany position.
Trump's choice quickly drew criticism from Senate minority leader Schumer. Schumer said: "Replacement of one such highly-partisan intelligence agent with another such intelligence agent does not help the security of the country. When the Russians interfere in our elections, we need a non-partisan leader to control the intelligence System, such people can objectively look at the world and tell the truth to power. "
Since Dan Coats, who was nervous about Trump, announced his resignation in July 2019, it has been difficult to find a successor to the post of director of national intelligence, and Gordon, deputy director of intelligence, has since left.