John Ratcliffe's ties to the America First Policy Institute and his involvement with Project 2025 raise significant concerns about his ability to lead the CIA in an impartial and non-partisan manner. These affiliations suggest a disturbing agenda to weaponize intelligence agencies for ideological purposes, undermining the CIA's vital mission of safeguarding national security. The Senate has a responsibility to rigorously scrutinize this potential nomination and ensure that any leader of the CIA prioritizes the safety and security of all Americans over political allegiances. Ratcliffe's track record of selective declassification and attempts to bolster unfounded claims of election interference erode public trust in intelligence agencies and jeopardize the nonpartisan foundation required to protect the country from domestic and foreign threats. Confirming Ratcliffe would pose a severe threat to the integrity of the intelligence community and democratic values it is meant to uphold.
First sent on January 13 by Nobody is above the law
