John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, faces a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday, where Democrats will likely press him on the claim he “politicized intelligence” while serving as director of national intelligence in Trump’s first administration.
According to his prepared opening remarks to the committee, Ratcliffe will praise the CIA as “the world’s premier intelligence agency” while emphasizing its need to adapt to challenges like artificial intelligence. He will highlight the threat of the Chinese Communist Party, the need for the U.S. to avoid getting pulled into the Ukraine War with Russia, the threat of the Iranian regime and its proxies across the Middle East, the issues with North Korea, and the dangers of America’s open border.
He will highlight his nearly…
