As the official Republican nominee, Donald Trump will be getting a briefing by the CIA and intelligence community in the coming days. Many have already expressed concerns that Trump, who is famously no-filter when speaking, might let slip national security secrets — and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is so concerned he thinks the intel officials should give Trump an entirely fake briefing.
"How would the CIA and the other intelligence agencies brief this guy? How could they do that? I would suggest to the intelligence agencies, if you're forced to brief this guy, don't tell him anything, just fake it, because this man is dangerous. Fake it, pretend you're doing a briefing, but you can't give the guy any information," Reid told The Huffington Post.
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