# John Ratcliffe
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John Lee Ratcliffe (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who is the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. He previously served as the Representative for Texas's 4th district from 2015 to 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members.President Donald Trump announced on July 28, 2019, that he intended to nominate Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence.
Thursday Q&A: London's War on Trump: Carney Fears the Moscow Pivot
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This week, CIA Director John Ratcliffe landed in Mosc…
S15 EP184: Hour 3 - Shane Gillis and the Woke Meltdown Over SNL
Erick Erickson takes on the outrage over Shane Gillis and his Saturday Night Live monologue, explains the Streisand effect, and says the left cannot take a joke as Democrats close in on power. Then Erick breaks with President Trump over buying Russian diesel, arguing that Russia and China are helpi…
NYT: A dairy entrepreneur convinced Trump of a sci-fi nuclear threat
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AlterNet reports that New York dairy entrepreneur Henry Schwartz helped persuade Donald Trump and prominent Republican officials that Iran could cripple the United States with a high-altitude nuclear detonation producing an electromagnetic pulse. In 2019, Trump signed an executive ord…
If Trump Sends Troops to the Polls, Who Stops Him?
In this episode of The Tara Palmieri Show, author Chris Whipple joins the discussion to analyze whether anyone can stop Donald Trump's worst instincts ahead of the midterms. The conversation addresses Trump's reported desires to deploy the National Guard and armed personnel to polling places, evalu…
Trump's own spy chief just secretly delivered a warning to Putin :report
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According to AlterNet’s account of The Atlantic’s reporting, CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow in August 2026 and warned Russian security officials that neither Russia nor Ukraine was winning the war. He reportedly said Russia had made no meaningful gains while Ukraine ha…
Americano: why did the CIA director fly to Moscow?
Gus Carter is joined by Owen Matthews, the Spectator's Russia writer, to discuss John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow, where the CIA director met Russia's foreign intelligence chief but not Putin.
Owen runs through the possible reasons: Iran, a suspected Russian provocation against NATO, and…
Inside the CIA, the White House & the Intelligence Purges | Julia Curlee
Julia Curlee looks back on a career that took her from DIA and CIA deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan to briefing senior White House officials and serving on the National Security Council. We also discuss her transition while serving at CIA, briefing Mike Pence, the politicization of intelligence,…
The CIA’s "Secret" Moscow Trip & Putin’s Growing Problems | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
In this episode, we break down CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip to Moscow, what it may signal about U.S. concerns over Russian escalation, and Estonia’s warning that Putin is increasingly boxed into “only bad options.” We also look at the growing economic pressure inside Iran, divisions …
H4: NVIDIA News, U.S.-China AI Policy, Free Speech Debates & Iran Updates! 🇺🇸💻🌍
According to the hosts in this episode, major headlines center on technology leadership, election analysis, online speech regulations, and U.S. foreign policy. 🏛️📊 The segment begins with breaking news surrounding NVIDIA, missing semiconductor shipments, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's c…
NVIDIA News, Congressional Oversight & U.S.-China AI Competition! 💻🇺🇸🔍
In this segment, the hosts discuss breaking headlines involving NVIDIA, missing semiconductor shipments, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's calls for congressional scrutiny into U.S.-China technology ties. 🚀📊 The commentary revisits past intelligence warnings from former Director of Nationa…
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