President Trump assures CIA staff: 'I am right behind you'

US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President Michael Pence and his wife Karen Pence attends the National Prayer Service at the Washington

US President Donald Trump has visited the CIA's headquarters to thank personnel of America's intelligence services

During his visit on Saturday, Trump told intelligence officials: "I am so behind you."

Trump previously criticised intelligence officials after they concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed hackers to breach Democratic emails to try to boost Trump's presidential election campaign.

Then, after leaks about an unsubstantiated dossier compiled by a private security firm suggesting Moscow had compromising information about him, Trump blamed intelligence agencies for using Nazi-like tactics.

That drew an unusual public rebuke from outgoing CIA Director John Brennan and raised fears about the impact that sagging morale at the agencies could have on US security.

Trump also denied that he feuded with America's intelligence agencies - telling CIA officers that it was "exactly the opposite."

The president is addressing about 400 CIA employees at their headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on his first full day in office.

Reader Comments

Highland Fleet Lute · 2017-01-22T09:52:45Z

In Speech to the CIA, Trump Offers to Build Them a Room Without Columns: ‘Do You Understand That?’....[Link]

Kentus · 2017-01-22T16:08:21Z

Some interesting comments and bashing at your Zero Hedge link.

Kent

lysna · 2017-01-22T12:36:27Z

The Mark of Zorro

On the surface this is starting to look more & more like a factional war in the USA.
But between who...???
Talmudic NWO Zionists and Wall St. on the Democrats side v. Israel first Zionists & Supporters with Goldman Sachs that the Trump cabinet is full of.
These comments about the Room without Columns from Trump really threw me out as I'm aware of what he's talking about.
Guess most reading SOTT here are and may be confused as well.
Any comments from anyone on this I'm listening.
This is music to Russian ears as well.
Worth a mention.

Niall · 2017-01-22T15:48:10Z

Columns = Fifth column = Shadow govt...?

That's reaching!

The hidden message, if there is one, is that Trump just bypassed the intel chiefs and shadowy eminences grises by going straight to Langley to speak directly to 'their people'.

He's very smart.

Divide By Zero · 2017-01-22T15:49:44Z

Its all for show

The factions are battling.
But they're two sides of the same coin. This is a show to make it look like our vote counts.

See how Obama had the right go extreme leading to the tea baggers.
Now with Trump we have the left extremists, SJWs, go off the deep end.

Divide the people to keep them fighting each other.

graeme15b · 2017-01-22T20:08:34Z

Whatever, or whichever, not so sure the drive for global hegemony will change.
Just another route will be taken.
Maybe a military conflict will be off the table, but i reckon another strategy will be implemented.
Not sure what that strategy will be, but as others have mentioned, the goal will be to divide the Eurasian powers against each other.
The methods that they have used are clearly failing.
Maybe all the hullabaloo is the hardliners have been dumped, in favour of realpolitik.