
John Ratcliffe, now leading the CIA after his confirmation by the Senate, has signaled a major shift in the agency’s direction. Shortly after being sworn in by Vice President JD Vance, Ratcliffe openly criticized the leadership of former CIA Director John Brennan, calling his tenure a troubling period that harmed the agency’s reputation.
Speaking about Brennan’s impact, Ratcliffe pointed to the handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story as a prime example of intelligence being used for political purposes. Brennan and other intelligence officials signed a letter claiming the laptop was part of a Russian disinformation effort, a claim that was later debunked and used in federal investigations.
President Trump recently stripped Brennan and several other former intelligence officials of their security clearances, a move that Ratcliffe said was necessary to prevent further misuse of classified information by politically motivated individuals.
I like this man more already!
Ratcliffe said Brennan was one of the worst things that ever happened to the CIA.Do you agree with him? (I do!) 😀 pic.twitter.com/i6QxblQGlP
— Croxxed Out (@FLCons) January 23, 2025
Under his leadership, Ratcliffe plans to steer the agency away from politically driven policies and focus on strengthening intelligence-gathering capabilities. He stressed the importance of keeping intelligence free from outside influence and returning the agency to its core objectives.
Former Obama CIA director John Brennan says Tulsi Gabbard "doesn't have the right perspective" to be Director of National Intelligence.
So let's remind people:
-John Brennan voted for the Communist presidential candidate when in college.
-John Brennan lied under oath to the… pic.twitter.com/xKHfeVIMUq— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 14, 2024
Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff John Brennan running to Jake Tapper – slams Trump’s CIA Director John Ratcliffe for releasing documents CONFIRMING he briefed Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Susan Lice, James Comey on Hillary’s Russia Collusion Hoax:
pic.twitter.com/TeKTjg2bOo— Johnny Midnight ⚡️ (@its_The_Dr) January 22, 2025
Ratcliffe has also pointed to several international challenges that the agency must address, including threats from China and Iran, which he says require a renewed focus on national security efforts.
This is a SEPT 29, 2020 Letter from Ratcliffe to Lindsey Graham regarding Brennan, Hillary, and Comey discussing stirring up Russian disinformation focused on Pres Trump to distract from Hillary server. Barr knew about the Russia collusion b.s. while Pres Trump ran for office the… pic.twitter.com/QqCNETz7lr
— Futurist™ (@americasgreat) January 22, 2025
CIA Director, John Ratcliffe’s goal is “restoring the world's most preeminent intelligence agency to its core primary objectives”.
John Brennan created a huge mess that Ratcliffe will have to clean up.
🔗 to article in comments pic.twitter.com/RgFUT4uvdO
— ❥❥❥ᗰoᒪᒪie❥❥❥ (@mollie_don) January 24, 2025