Texas congressman was previously announced by Trump as his nominee for the position last July, before pulling back
Rep. John Ratcliffe is once again President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of national intelligence.
The president announced in a tweet Friday that he was nominating the Texas Republican, calling him “an outstanding man of great talent!”
This is not the first time Trump has tweeted that Ratcliffe would be nominated for the intelligence leadership post, which is currently occupied on an acting basis by U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell. Continue reading.