What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick for CIA director
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he'll appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration
By ERIC TUCKER
Published - Nov 12, 2024, 09:05 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:27 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration.
Here are four things to know about the Republican tapped to lead the U.S. government's premier spy agency:
Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
