The US Senate approved John Ratcliffe as the director of the CIA.
Earlier, he was the director of national intelligence at the first presidential cadence Donald Trump. The corresponding decision was not made unanimously – 74 senators voted for, and 25 voted against. The statement was not supported by many democrats. This was reported by Associated Press.
And the Hill publication informed that both parties approve of Ratcliff’s intentions to fight the PRC of the Communist Party. The official worked as the director of national intelligence during the first term of Trump. This is the second member of his national security team, approved by the upper house.
Earlier, the Director of the CIA was not always part of the Cabinet of Ministers of the President, although Joe Biden during his stay in the post of head of state raised this post to the level of Cabinet during the predecessor of Ratcliffe William Burns.
Recall, on January 20, the US Senate approved Mark Rubio as a Secretary of State. Representatives of both parties supported Rubio in 99 voices, and not a single senator voted against his appointment.
Source: Associated Press
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