The president's bristled at conclusions from his own intelligence agency leaders that don't match up with his own
President Trump’s disagreements with his own top intelligence officials came to a head Wednesday when the president — bristling at their conclusions on North Korea, Iran and the border that don’t match with his own — suggested the « intelligence people » should « go back to school. »
The president’s series of tweets bashing American intelligence officials came one day after top intelligence officials testified on Capitol Hill that the North Korean regime is still seeking to maintain its nuclear arms, and did not list border security among the top threats facing the U. S.
« The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran, » Mr. Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. « They are wrong! When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond. Since ending the terrible Iran Nuclear Deal, they are MUCH different, but… a source of potential danger and conflict. They are testing Rockets (last week) and more, and are coming very close to the edge. There economy is now crashing, which is the only thing holding them back. Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school! »
Mr. Trump also tweeted early Wednesday morning that the U. S. relationship with North Korea is the « best it has ever been » just one day after his own intelligence chiefs testified on Capitol Hill that the regime still poses a threat. Mr. Trump declared after his first summit with Kim Jong Un last year that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat, and the administration says it’s planning a second summit with Kim at the end of February.
