John Ratcliffe withdrew from consideration to become the next national intelligence director after five days that were marked by a series of unflattering media stories
that he was "withdrawing from consideration" and has "asked the President to nominate someone other than me" for the role.
It was a turn of events almost as sudden as when Trump originally picked Ratcliffe, a third-term Republican congressman with little name recognition or experience within the clandestine community. Burr told Republicans this week that Trump had called him to ask about Ratcliffe, according to a source familiar with the matter. Burr responded that he didn't know much about the lawmaker but would consult with a few people. But less than a half hour later, Trump tweeted that Ratcliffe was his choice. A spokesperson for Burr declined to comment.
"The Republicans I think would have been very good," he said. "A lot of the Republicans didn't even know John." Schumer, who sent a signal to his caucus earlier this week when he announced that he would oppose Ratcliffe’s nomination, said the Texas Republican “never should have been considered in the first place.”
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence panel, said Trump “should take this opportunity to nominate a DNI in the mold of Dan Coats: someone with a deep knowledge of the intelligence community, respect for the hard work intelligence professionals do to keep us safe, and the independence and integrity to speak truth to power when necessary.”
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