John Ratcliffe

The following day John Ratcliffe, the director of the CIA, said new information indicated severe damage to the nuclear facilities that would take years for Iran to rebuild.

Following Coats’s exit, Trump nominated John Ratcliffe, a Republican U.S. representative from Texas, to “rein in” an intelligence community that Trump claimed had “run amok.” Ratcliffe’s nomination was controversial, as he had little relevant experience and was later found to have inflated his résumé. The furor was strong enough that…

Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe January 23, 2025– Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard February 12, 2025– Director of the FBI Kash Patel February 21, 2025– Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz