Trump Says He “Wouldn’t Mind” If New Spy Chief Makes Cuts

About this episode

President Trump discusses his expectations for the new acting director of national intelligence and comments on the authority of the White House regarding construction projects.

President Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to be less shackled and free to start cutting. Plus, Trump’s DOJ claims no one can stop the White House ballroom construction and the president can even tear down the Statue of Liberty if he wanted to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Laura Coates

Topics covered

• national intelligence
• Trump administration
• government authority
• construction
• political commentary

Keywords

• Trump
• national intelligence
• DOJ
• White House
• Statue of Liberty
• government cuts
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DOJ

Places: White House, Statue of Liberty

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