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Trump disputes ‘naive’ intel chiefs on North Korea, Iran

CIA Director Gina Haspel accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Credit: Jose Luis Magana, AP

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at his intelligence chiefs on Wednesday after they told Congress that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal and that the Iran nuclear deal is working.

“Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!” Trump tweeted.

Democratic lawmakers serving on Congress’ intelligence committees accused Trump of undermining U.S. intelligence professionals.

View the complete January 30 article by the Associated Press on The Star Tribune website here.

6 Ways Trump’s Intelligence Chiefs Contradicted Him

Trump’s top intelligence chiefs testified before Congress today about the intelligence community’s newest assessment of global threats. In their report and testimony, the nation’s top intelligence officials contradicted Trump on some major foreign policy and national security issues. See for yourself:

  1. North Korea is not moving toward complete denuclearization.

Washington Post: “Coats, speaking on behalf of the assembled officials, said that North Korea was ‘unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons and production capabilities,’ which the country’s leaders consider ‘critical to the regime’s survival.’ That assessment threw cold water on the White House’s more optimistic view that the United States and North Korea will achieve a lasting peace and that the regime will ultimately give up its nuclear weapons.”

  1. Iran is not in violation of the Iran deal.

Washington Post: “Conversely, the intelligence officials assessed that the government of Iran was not trying to build a nuclear weapon, despite the Trump administration’s persistent claims that the country has been violating the terms of an international agreement forged during the Obama administration. Officials told lawmakers that Iran was in compliance with the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.” Continue reading “6 Ways Trump’s Intelligence Chiefs Contradicted Him”