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President-elect Donald Trump has pulled from his first administration to appoint a director for the Central Intelligence Agency. Trump named former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe to the position.

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Trump wrote: 

From exposing fake Russian collusion to be a Clinton campaign operation, to catching the FBI’s abuse of Civil Liberties at the FISA Court, John Ratcliffe has always been a warrior for Truth and Honesty with the American Public. When 51 intelligence officials were lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop, there was one, John Ratcliffe, telling the truth to the American People.

For these and many other reasons, it was my great honor in 2020 to award John the National Security Medal, the Nation’s highest honor for distinguished achievement in the field of Intelligence and National Security.

I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation’s highest Intelligence positions. He will be a fearless fighter for the Constitutional Rights of all Americans, while ensuring the Highest Levels of National Security, and PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.

In May, Ratcliffe boldly posted this now prophetic photo on X.

In October, Ratcliffe issued a sober warning about the challenges a new Trump administration would face after four years of Biden-Harris open borders and rampant crime.

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So, Ratcliffe has kept his finger on the pulse of national intelligence and policy without benefit of an administrative title. 

As DNI, Ratcliffe was the principal intelligence advisor to President Trump and helped coordinate the intelligence community operations for all 18 U.S. intelligence agencies, primarily the CIA and the FBI. As the former executive leader of the United States Intelligence Community, a Member of the National Security Council, and a Member of the Homeland Security Council, Director Ratcliffe carefully monitored developments surrounding homeland security, cybersecurity, counterintelligence, counterproliferation, and counterterrorism. 

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Before serving as DNI, Ratcliffe served as the U.S. Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Texas. As a Congressman, Ratcliffe served on the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees and was the Cybersecurity Chairman on the Homeland Security Committee. Before being elected to Congress, Ratcliffe served as a United States District Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.