President Trump just announced on Twitter that Rep. John Ratcliffe withdrew his nomination as Director of National Intelligence. Ratcliffe faced strong criticism after he claimed he arrested 300 undocumented immigrants in one day. It never happened.
Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe is being treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media. Rather than going through months of slander and libel, I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family to deal with these people….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
….John has therefore decided to stay in Congress where he has done such an outstanding job representing the people of Texas, and our Country. I will be announcing my nomination for DNI shortly.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
So far, Trump has not indicated who his next pick to direct the agency will be.
