Posted on 01/11/2021 7:12:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he's nominating former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns to be his CIA director, replacing Gina Haspel, who was the first woman to run the agency.
"Bill Burns is an exemplary diplomat with decades of experience on the world stage keeping our people and our country safe and secure," Biden said in a statement. "He shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical and that the dedicated intelligence professionals serving our nation deserve our gratitude and respect. Ambassador Burns will bring the knowledge, judgment, and perspective we need to prevent and confront threats before they can reach our shores. The American people will sleep soundly with him as our next CIA Director.”
In an Atlantic op-ed last year, Burns commended the Trump administration for the "breakthrough toward normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is a significant achievement." But that's about the only nice thing he had to say about Trump's foreign policy, which he referred to as "corrosive." He took particular issue with Trump's behavior toward Iran and China. Burns also predicted that Trump would be uncooperative during the transition if he lost the election.
Last Wednesday, following a President Trump rally, thousands of people made their way to the Capitol to disrupt the electoral college certification that would confirm Biden's presidential win. Some people made their way inside the building, past police officers. Five people died in the attack, including a Capitol police officer. A second Capitol police officer who responded to the attack died off duty this weekend, reportedly by suicide.
Democrats who blame Trump for the violence are planning to try a second impeachment effort this week. Asked about the Democrats' agenda, Biden told the press that Congress will do what they will, but he's focused on COVID legislation. He added that lawmakers should be ready "to hit the ground running" to work with him on it.
Has Kamala Harris given up her senate seat yet???
I take it to mean Burns is a political operative who will do whatever is necessary to protect globalist criminals, and that we should be thinking about the tree of liberty.
BiteMe isn’t selecting anybody.
Deep State is.
Interesting bio on this guy.
BS from LaSalle University...thought I remembered it.
It’s a diploma mill that got busted up about 25 years ago.
Still exists, online crap.
But somehow this guy went on to Oxford, supposedly.
Maybe they had a challenge exam to get in.
No, because they are going to give the vice president a new senate seat. So she can be a senator too. It’s easy when there is no Constitution or rule of law.
Has Kamala Harris given up her senate seat yet???
She’s needed for a vote
You mean prick?
For Biden, CIA stands for Correctional Inmates Association.
>>> No, because they are going to give the vice president a new senate seat. So she can be a senator too.
So she gets 2 votes?
Anyone he nominates is tainted Deep State. Nice to know who the enemy is.
I thought Biden was the CIA pick.
Scratching each other’s backs.
Does this mean Haspel is a white hat — or in prison?
Um, do you mean La Salle University in Philadelphia that was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1863?
I have noticed that many Freepers are just putting out garbage information without and research. It make us look just as bad as the other side.
Almost a clinton admin
Considering what I am expecting a Clinton administration redux would be a step up.
I was joking but yes, that’s the idea. See, because she’s a POC, she gets special treatment. Think of it like reparations. Even though her ancestors were never slaves in America.
I note little inconsistencies....
Either the left KNOWS whats coming at them, or they don’t.
The fact that she has not resigned her senate seat suggests they know.
The fact that they are moving forward with their plans suggests that they do not.
It’s weird.
No, I meant the LaSalle University that was one of James Kirk’s diploma mills:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kirk_diploma_mills
You’re probably right that Burns went to the school in Philapdelphia, but it’s a matter of one space in the title.
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