From Washington Examiner:
The buildup and aftermath of the unprecedented U.S. military operation targeting three of Iran’s nuclear facilities has seemingly laid bare President Donald Trump‘s skepticism, or even mistrust, of the U.S. intelligence community.
Trump has had a famously rocky relationship with the intelligence community, especially when it does not align with his viewpoint, dating back to before his first term in office. He still rails against the investigation into possible collusion between his 2016 campaign and the Kremlin, and 51 former intelligence officials who inaccurately claimed that the laptop belonging to Hunter Biden had been Russian disinformation.
He picked two allies in John Ratcliffe and Tulsi Gabbard to lead the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, respectively, both of whom have said it is a part of their mission to root out what they believe has been the politicization of the intelligence community.
Presidents routinely question the intelligence they receive, but the disagreements in this administration have sometimes been public. Recently Gabbard is receiving the most criticism.
Intelligence professionals strive to describe the world as it is, while politicians often describe it as they wish it to be, Larry Pfeiffer, a former CIA chief of staff and senior director of the White House Situation Room, explained in comments to the Associated Press.
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