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President Trump announced Wednesday that he is recalling the U.S. ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, to name him the acting director of national intelligence, confirming a New York Times report.
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Grenell, an outspoken Trump ally, will replace Joseph Maguire, who took over as acting DNI after Dan Coats, the former Republican senator from Indiana, resigned in August. Maguire is required to give up the role before March 12, after which the president can appoint any Senate-confirmed official to head the U.S. intelligence agencies.
Grenell will only be able to serve three months as acting director, but does not have to be confirmed by the Senate for the temporary role, having already been confirmed as ambassador. It’s unclear if Trump would move to nominate him for the official role, which would require another confirmation process.
Trump's disgust and disdain for the Senate confirmation process and his efforts to go around it to keep permanent "acting" heads in these posts is just another example of his disregard for checks and balances and other core democratic principles. He wants to be CEO of the government with everyone reporting to him, and clearly wants to be an autocrat with no checks on his authority if that were possible.
Trump's disgust and disdain for the Senate confirmation process and his efforts to go around it to keep permanent "acting" heads in these posts is just another example of his disregard for checks and balances and other core democratic principles. He wants to be CEO of the government with everyone reporting to him, and clearly wants to be an autocrat with no checks on his authority if that were possible.
Trump's disgust and disdain for the Senate confirmation process and his efforts to go around it to keep permanent "acting" heads in these posts is just another example of his disregard for checks and balances and other core democratic principles. He wants to be CEO of the government with everyone reporting to him, and clearly wants to be an autocrat with no checks on his authority if that were possible.
Those with "disgust and disdain" for President Trump suffer from very serious TDS and should see a physiologist.
Those with "disgust and disdain" for President Trump suffer from very serious TDS and should see a physiologist.
Save your "disgust and disdain" for a President who thinks he is King and bypasses a review by Congress.
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