Donald Trump is a 'big fan' of intelligence
Donald Trump may love the "poorly educated," but it turns out he is also a "big fan" of intelligence. Or rather, "intelligence." The president-elect shared the news in a series of tweets Thursday morning:
Trump's defense follows reports that he "sided with" WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the U.S. intelligence community. Trump has publicly doubted the CIA and FBI's intelligence alleging Russia's role in the Democratic hackings last year.
Many Republicans have been heavily critical of Trump's dismissal of national intelligence: "You seem to have two choices now," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has said. "Some guy living in an embassy, on the run from the law for rape, who has a history of undermining American democracy and releasing classified information to put our troops at risk. Or the 17 intelligence agencies sworn to defend us. I'm going with them."
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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