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Trump names Richard Grenell, envoy to Germany, acting director of national intelligence
Trump names Richard Grenell acting national intelligence director
President Trump has named US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a staunch supporter of his policies, as acting director of national intelligence. “Rick has represented our Country exceedingly well and I look forward to working with him,” the president wrote on Twitter.
Trump thanked Joseph Maguire — a retired admiral who has been the acting DNI since August – “for the wonderful job he has done,” adding that “we look forward to working with him closely, perhaps in another capacity within the Administration!”
It was not immediately clear if Maguire would return to the National Counterterrorism Center.
Grenell, an outspoken Trump loyalist who has been the US ambassador to Germany since 2018, will be the first openly gay member of the cabinet.
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Why should anyone care that Richard Grenell was named acting Director of National Intelligence? Wait.... did I really just say that out loud? The reason we should care is that this man is in charge of the day to day workings of our 17 U.S. intelligence agencies. Currently, Richard Grenell is the ambassador to Germany, he was a Trump appointee to that ambassadorship. He has been a frequent guest on Fox and sufficiently loyal to Trump. So that's it, he's a Trump loyalist, that's his qualification to be US director of intelligence. Richard Grenell will never be confirmed by the Senate, that's why Trump keeps replacing the position with 'acting' people. It's because they do his bidding, not that of the U.S.
The following article is worth a read in its entirety. Excerpts from the Der Spiegel article (German for 'the mirror) U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell Is Isolated in Berlin - DER SPIEGEL
"A majority of them describe Grenell as a vain, narcissistic person who dishes out aggressively, but can barely handle criticism. His brash demeanor, some claim, hides a deep insecurity, and they say he thirsts for the approval of others.
"Reaching Trump requires appearing on Fox News, and Grenell seems to use every opportunity to go on one of its shows. Sometimes he appears from Berlin, commenting on the political situation in Germany and Europe like a foreign correspondent, and sometimes he is in Washington, fawning over his president."
"The American president has called the European Union a "foe," but many people in Berlin believe he means Germany when he says Europe. Trump has a strange obsession with the country of his ancestors -- with German cars, German economic power, the German chancellor. And Grenell, his man in Berlin, seems happy to be his mouthpiece."
"Many people who have encountered Grenell in the last few months believe he only wanted to come to Berlin to further his career in Washington. Germany is considered the most important country in Europe, and those wishing -- like Trump -- to erode Europe must pull the initial lever in Berlin."
Trump names Richard Grenell acting national intelligence director
President Trump has named US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a staunch supporter of his policies, as acting director of national intelligence. “Rick has represented our Country exceedingly well and I look forward to working with him,” the president wrote on Twitter.
Trump thanked Joseph Maguire — a retired admiral who has been the acting DNI since August – “for the wonderful job he has done,” adding that “we look forward to working with him closely, perhaps in another capacity within the Administration!”
It was not immediately clear if Maguire would return to the National Counterterrorism Center.
Grenell, an outspoken Trump loyalist who has been the US ambassador to Germany since 2018, will be the first openly gay member of the cabinet.
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Why should anyone care that Richard Grenell was named acting Director of National Intelligence? Wait.... did I really just say that out loud? The reason we should care is that this man is in charge of the day to day workings of our 17 U.S. intelligence agencies. Currently, Richard Grenell is the ambassador to Germany, he was a Trump appointee to that ambassadorship. He has been a frequent guest on Fox and sufficiently loyal to Trump. So that's it, he's a Trump loyalist, that's his qualification to be US director of intelligence. Richard Grenell will never be confirmed by the Senate, that's why Trump keeps replacing the position with 'acting' people. It's because they do his bidding, not that of the U.S.
The following article is worth a read in its entirety. Excerpts from the Der Spiegel article (German for 'the mirror) U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell Is Isolated in Berlin - DER SPIEGEL
"A majority of them describe Grenell as a vain, narcissistic person who dishes out aggressively, but can barely handle criticism. His brash demeanor, some claim, hides a deep insecurity, and they say he thirsts for the approval of others.
"Reaching Trump requires appearing on Fox News, and Grenell seems to use every opportunity to go on one of its shows. Sometimes he appears from Berlin, commenting on the political situation in Germany and Europe like a foreign correspondent, and sometimes he is in Washington, fawning over his president."
"The American president has called the European Union a "foe," but many people in Berlin believe he means Germany when he says Europe. Trump has a strange obsession with the country of his ancestors -- with German cars, German economic power, the German chancellor. And Grenell, his man in Berlin, seems happy to be his mouthpiece."
"Many people who have encountered Grenell in the last few months believe he only wanted to come to Berlin to further his career in Washington. Germany is considered the most important country in Europe, and those wishing -- like Trump -- to erode Europe must pull the initial lever in Berlin."
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