“Not so much from the people that have been doing it for our country”, replied Trump. Look what’s happened over the last ten years.
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Trump went on to allude to how the Iraq War was a disaster and how America would’ve been much better off if it never went to war (which he did, in fact, support).
“It’s unthinkable”, added Trump, who is scheduled to receive his first intelligence briefing Wednesday.
The practice of briefing the nominees dates back to Harry Truman, who learned 12 days into his own presidency that the US was working on the Manhattan Project.
Staffers from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will lead the briefing, which will inform the candidate about major security threats and concerns.
The sessions – created to prepare candidates for the nation’s highest office in the event they win November’s general election – provide information about global threats against the United States.
Politico notes that following the November election, the president-elect will receive more detailed briefings “depending on the president-elect’s interests” that will include the CIA’s enterprise operations and capabilities overseas.
Others described significant “trepidation” throughout the intelligence world over the prospect of a Trump presidency. How could they do that? Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, opined, “I hope that they don’t tell him [Donald Trump] anything” because “you can’t trust him”.
Earlier this year, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called on National Intelligence Director James Clapper to block Hillary Clinton from receiving intel briefings.
The Republican presidential nominee’s initial briefing reportedly will take place at a secure Federal Bureau of Investigation facility and be conducted the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
“I can’t believe that she’s out of it. Justice has to be ashamed”.
Earlier in the day, Trump said he does not trust USA intelligence agencies following misinformation prior to invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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“I think her email scandal is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen”, he said.
