President Donald Trump appeared to respond to reports from Tuesday’s Senate hearings from top U. S. intelligence officers, insisting “tremendous progress” has been made in…
President Donald Trump appeared to respond to reports from Tuesday’s Senate hearings from top U. S. intelligence officers, insisting “tremendous progress” has been made in destroying the Islamic State, peace negotiations in Afghanistan are going well and the U. S.’ relationship with North Korea has never been better.
Trump’s chief intelligence personnel, including Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, CIA director Gina Haspel and FBI Director Christopher Wray, were pressed by Senate lawmakers Tuesday during a hearing on the most urgent worldwide threats the U. S. faces.
Several reports issued Tuesday stated the intel chiefs rebuked Trump’s claims on several global issues, including North Korea, Iran and ISIS, and painted a different picture than the president regarding the most urgent global threats.
The chiefs did not mention the southern border as a threat, a concern Trump is weighing declaring a national emergency over.
But Wednesday morning, the president responded on Twitter, touching on ISIS, North Korea and Afghanistan.
