The head of the CIA on Saturday pushed back on accusations the U.S. is not doing enough regarding Russia’s attempts to interfere in elections. CIA Director Mike Pomepo also said President Trump is an “avid consumer” of intelligence reports.
“I cannot
imagine a statement that is any more false than one that would
attribute President Trump of not being interested in the intelligence
community. He is an avid consumer of the products the CIA provides,”
Pompeo said in an interview with Hugh Hewitt that aired Saturday on
MSNBC.
“I’m with the
president nearly every day,” Pompeo said. According to the CIA chief, he
has at least 35 minutes regularly on Trump’s calendar and the meetings
usually run long. He said his predecessor managed his reports to former
President Obama “differently” and rarely met with the former president.
“President
Trump is incredibly demanding of the intelligence community, asks
incredibly difficult questions,” according to Pompeo.
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