CIA chief’s confirmation delayed amid partisan wrangling on Inauguration Day
When newly sworn-in President Donald Trump tours CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Saturday afternoon, the man he picked to lead the agency will not yet be in charge.
The war between Trump and the CIA boiled over into the U.S. Senate on Inauguration Day, as Republicans slammed Democrats for delaying the installation of Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo as Trump’s new spy chief.
The CIA has been locked in a battle with Trump over allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind an effort to sway the election in Trump’s favor. Partisan wrangling over the CIA post just hours after Trump took the oath of office showed how politicized the agency has become.
As a result, Pompeo will spend at least one more weekend representing Kansas’ 4th Congressional District.
Former President Barack Obama’s appointee, John Brennan, resigned as director of the CIA effective at noon Friday. The CIA’s deputy director also stepped down.
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