Dan Coats is out as President Trump’s director of national intelligence. Trump on Sunday announced Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) will replace Coats, who is set to leave his position on Aug. 15. The news came hours after reports began to circulate that Coats’s departure was imminent.
The position was expected to be filled by Coats’s deputy, Sue Gordon, in the interim, though Trump added a layer of uncertainty on Sunday by saying he would announce an acting director “shortly.”
“I am pleased to announce that highly respected Congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas will be nominated by me to be the Director of National Intelligence. A former U.S. Attorney, John will lead and inspire greatness for the Country he loves. Dan Coats, the current Director, will be leaving office on August 15th. I would like to thank Dan for his great service to our Country. The Acting Director will be named shortly,” Trump wrote in a pair of tweets Sunday evening.
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Thread: Trump in the White House is just another episode of The Apprentice, with the staff having to work around his completely stupid and random moves. https://t.co/Sitqd03Eie
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 3, 2019
… to make his decisions seem rational. One Apprentice editor later told the New Yorker, “I find it strangely validating to hear that they are doing the same thing in the White House.”https://t.co/mu87U7gflI
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 3, 2019
President Trump: "I think the White House has a great vetting process. You vet for me. When I give a name, I give it out to the press, and you vet for me. A lot of times you do a very good job, not always." pic.twitter.com/fFORWG6HHp
— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2019
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