Dan Coats is out as President Trump’s director of national intelligence. Trump on Sunday announced Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) will replace Coats, who is set to leave his position on Aug. 15. The news came hours after reports began to circulate that Coats’s departure was imminent.
The position was expected to be filled by Coats’s deputy, Sue Gordon, in the interim, though Trump added a layer of uncertainty on Sunday by saying he would announce an acting director “shortly.”
“I am pleased to announce that highly respected Congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas will be nominated by me to be the Director of National Intelligence. A former U.S. Attorney, John will lead and inspire greatness for the Country he loves. Dan Coats, the current Director, will be leaving office on August 15th. I would like to thank Dan for his great service to our Country. The Acting Director will be named shortly,” Trump wrote in a pair of tweets Sunday evening.
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#BREAKING: Trump announces Texas GOP lawmaker will be replacing Dan Coats as top intelligence official https://t.co/8dvGNzFLFM
— The Hill (@thehill) July 28, 2019
Running a town of 8000 people and admonishing Robert Mueller at a Congressional hearing would seem strong credentials to become Director of National Intelligence, right? 🙄 https://t.co/eubyzQm4oE
— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) July 28, 2019
The bad news about John Ratcliffe:
1. He's completely unqualified for the job
2. He's a Trump sycophant
3. See and 1 and 2.The good news about Ratcliffe:
1. He's not Nunes.
2. … https://t.co/1Yw3G9AvaE— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 28, 2019
I like to think I can spot talent. Here's my mention of Ratcliffe last week in @USATODAY:https://t.co/o6d520UkCc pic.twitter.com/2ZUrMgJnCH
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 28, 2019
We're going to show our seriousness about taking on the Russians, North Koreans, and Iranians by nominating a Texas mayor who's been in Congress for five years to be the top intelligence office in the United States. pic.twitter.com/QF55K99Ntc
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 28, 2019
This – which Nunes has, apparently, proposed to Trump after 2020 – should make every equivocating Republican decide to vote against Trump. And by that I mean: for the Democrat who can beat him, not for some cowardly third-party run or an abstention. It won't, but it should. https://t.co/KakUjT4WLg
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 28, 2019
Coats Resignation Letter by blc88 on Scribd
Trump hires only the best people. SIGH!
Although Rep. Ratcliffe's website says he 'put terrorists in prison,' @NBCNews found no evidence that he ever prosecuted a terrorism case. https://t.co/ggWFazklJt
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 30, 2019
Well, McConnell *did* say he was worried about McCarthyism https://t.co/ljbup2fLlw
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 30, 2019
Serious question: Did Ratcliffe leak info about unindicted coconspirators in the Holy Land Foundation case that Fred Fleitz & other Islamophobes in the Center for Security Policy orbit point to as evidence the Muslim Brotherhood is taking over government? https://t.co/WyEl52vgRC
— Michael S. Smith II (@MichaelSSmithII) July 30, 2019
Fascinating thread. @RepRatcliffe’s embellished his resume even more than we thought—and we already knew he’d embellished a LOT. https://t.co/LNfRwsY0hW
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) August 1, 2019
The purge is coming. https://t.co/QY2sRZXbv3
— Jim Ludes (@JMLudes) August 2, 2019
Thought experiment. Compare qualifications of Will Hurd with John Ratcliffe for DNI.
— Scott Robertson (@scottkatie2000) August 2, 2019
We all missed the obvious choice for next DNI https://t.co/liO6m446Jr
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 2, 2019
Good, but now we brace for the next pick https://t.co/bWHm2U45xL
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 2, 2019
Trump is going to have to dig even deeper into that rotten barrel of sycophants for a replacement. Only the best people!
Trump, true to form, blamed the “lamestream media” for his failed nominee. No, Donnie, the fault lies with you for nominating a guy whose only qualification was he was one of your suck ups and who then lied about his qualifications for the job and was caught.
Trump never takes responsibility for anything. Always someone or something else’s fault.
Rep. John Ratcliffe lies on his resume and about his career.
President nominates him for DNI with no vetting.
Press discovers all the lies by simple research.
Ratcliffe is withdrawn.
President blames media for discovering the lies.
Is that about right?— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) August 2, 2019
MAGA: You are Fake News Media and the Enemy of the People!
TRUMP: The media vets my appointments. It's cheaper.
MAGA: Um…with impeccable vetting skills.— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) August 3, 2019
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