{"id":2395292,"date":"2025-01-26T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ratcliffe-says-cia-wont-mix-politics-with-intelligence-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T13:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:47:23","slug":"ratcliffe-says-cia-wont-mix-politics-with-intelligence-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ratcliffe-says-cia-wont-mix-politics-with-intelligence-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratcliffe says CIA won&#8217;t mix &#8216;politics with intelligence&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fratcliffe-says-cia-wont-mix-politics-with-intelligence-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses newly confirmed CIA Director John\u200c Ratcliffe&#8217;s vision for \u2063the\u2063 agency \u200bunder his leadership. \u2062Confirmed as part of President Trump&#8217;s\u200d governance, \u200bRatcliffe emphasized the\u2062 importance of maintaining bipartisan integrity within the CIA and avoiding political\u2064 influence in intelligence assessments. He noted\u2062 the necessity of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-outran-prominent-progressives-in-their-own-congressional-districts\/\" title=\"Eric Adams Outran Prominent Progressives In Their Own Congressional Districts\">restoring public trust<\/a> in government institutions,particularly following the controversial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic\u200c origins,which the CIA \u2064now believes stemmed from a \u2064laboratory leak\u200b in China.Ratcliffe asserted that transparency is crucial for the CIA&#8217;s future operations, arguing for honest \u200ddialog about intelligence findings. He also \u2062highlighted efforts to\u200d revamp the intelligence community and eliminate\u200d political biases, \u200cespecially after perceived missteps during the 2020 election regarding Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop. This \u2063reformation aims to \u200bensure that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">intelligence remains devoid<\/a> of partisanship, \u200bpromoting a\u200b clearer \u2063and\u2064 more credible \u2063narrative \u2064to the American public.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump CIA director says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rules-for-thee-irs-agents-govt-employees-owe-stunning-1-5-billion-in-back-taxes-report\/\" title=\"Rules for Thee: IRS Agents, Gov&#039;t Employees Owe Stunning .5 Billion in Back Taxes - Report\">agency won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t mix &lsquo;politics with intelligence&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1949493\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Newly confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CIA<\/a> director John Ratcliffe previewed what the agency will look like going forward under his leadership, including preventing it from becoming partisan toward specific candidates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ratcliffe was confirmed on Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3298564\/senate-confirms-trump-cia-director-national-security-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency<\/a>, part of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s plan to reshape the public&rsquo;s perception of the government. The director elaborated that the Trump administration needs to &ldquo;restore Americans&rsquo; trust in our own institutions,&rdquo; which includes the CIA protecting the nation while also being truthful to the nation&rsquo;s residents, both of which the president has argued are not &ldquo;mutually exclusive missions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so in the case of the CIA, which is the best foreign intelligence service in the world, after five years to not have a public assessment, to be honest with the American people about where the likely source of a pandemic that killed millions around the world, including a million Americans and really impacted all 345 million Americans in some way,&rdquo; Ratcliffe argued on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria<\/em> <em>Bartiromo<\/em>. &ldquo;People lost jobs, they lost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">houses<\/a>, they lost their health, they lost their businesses, all of that. And so I had the opportunity on my first day to make public an assessment that actually took place in the Biden Administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2773198&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a4869763ba53adc124ea0ccb15443e5a\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shortly after Ratcliffe was sworn in as the CIA&rsquo;s new director, the agency shifted its view on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, believing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3300820\/cia-admits-covid-19-most-likely-originated-from-chinese-lab-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">it originated from a Chinese lab leak<\/a>. Ratcliffe reiterated the agency&rsquo;s newly-held belief by the agency on Sunday, citing how it is important for the public to see the agency &ldquo;get off the sidelines&rdquo; and tell the truth about what the CIA&rsquo;s intelligence is showing.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe also detailed how the Trump administration is shifting to &ldquo;get the politics out of the intelligence community,&rdquo; citing how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/holding-former-government-officials-accountablefor-election-interference-and-improper-disclosure-of-sensitive-governmental-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">51 intelligence officials had their clearance revoked<\/a> by Trump as part of the administration&rsquo;s push for &ldquo;consequences.&rdquo; He argued how the nation&rsquo;s intelligence community improperly influenced the 2020 election to claim that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hunter Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s laptop was not real in a bid to aid then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so this was not retributive in any way, it was about making sure that people think about this, myself included, going forward, that we don&rsquo;t mix politics and intelligence,&rdquo; Ratcliffe said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe is one of a handful of nominations for Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexicos-herrell-wants-answers-from-mayorkas-on-immigrants-entering-u-s-without-medical-crime-checks\/\" title=\"New Mexico\u2019s Herrell Wants Answers from Mayorkas on Immigrants Entering U.S. Without Medical, Crime Checks\">recently confirmed<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3300153\/hegseth-confirmed-defense-secretary-vance-vote-mcconnell-rebel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth being confirmed<\/a> thanks to Vice President JD Vance serving as a tie-breaking vote in the Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3300012\/senate-trump-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem-weekend-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gov. Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD) was also confirmed Saturday as Trump&rsquo;s Homeland Security secretary, with Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden set to take over her position as South Dakota&rsquo;s governor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard&rsquo;s confirmation hearing to serve as Trump&rsquo;s director of national intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3299292\/tulsi-gabbard-performance-jan-30-hearing-make-break-chances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">is set for Thursday<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1949493\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1949493\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s CIA director vows to keep politics out of intelligence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2395293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ratcliffe-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7362,4786,5894,7858,32076],"class_list":["post-2395292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cia","tag-intelligence","tag-politics","tag-ratcliffe","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ratcliffe-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395296,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395292\/revisions\/2395296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}