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Trump Dni Replacement

Trump privately asked cabinet members about replacing his Director of National Intelligence, frustrated that the DNI had protected Joe Kent.

President Donald Trump privately queried cabinet members about replacing the Director of National Intelligence, expressing frustration that the DNI had protected former deputy Joe Kent. [1]

During the second-term transition, Kiriakou said, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had not yet been given security clearances — a fact he inferred from Trump’s own delayed first President’s Daily Brief — which he says was holding up DOGE’s access to CIA information pending clearance and a warning from the incoming CIA director designate, John Ratcliffe, to keep quiet about classified programs.[2]

References

  1. The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-04-0223:46 on YouTube · Transcript
  2. Austin and Matt, 2025-05-0513:42 on YouTube · Transcript

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