Democratic senators clashed with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe during a tense Senate Intelligence Committee debate after a journalist disclosed he had been included in a secret group discussion of a U.S. attack on Yemen.
“This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for them is entirely unacceptable,” said Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado.
“You need to do better,” Bennet added.
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“This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for them is entirely unacceptable,” said Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado.
“You need to do better,” Bennet added.
#trump #cia #uspolitics #uspol #trump #democrats #republicans #yemen #houthi #geopolitics #war #declassified
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00:00This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies
00:07and the personnel who work for him is entirely unacceptable. It's an embarrassment.
00:15Senator, you need to do better. You need to do better.
00:19Director Ratcliffe, this was a huge mistake, correct?
00:26No.
00:30A national political-
00:32Hold on. Let me answer.
00:33No, no, Director Ratcliffe. I asked you a yes or no question and now you'll hold on.
00:37A national political reporter-
00:39You can characterize it how you want.
00:41Was made privy to sensitive information about imminent military operations against a foreign
00:47terrorist organization.
00:48Indecent mistake of adding a reporter to a Zoom.
00:50And that wasn't a huge mistake. That wasn't a huge mistake.
00:52Well, I think the-
00:53They characterized it as an embarrassment.
00:56This is utterly unprofessional. There's been no apology.
01:01There has been no recognition of the gravity of this error.
01:05And by the way, we will get the full transcript of this chain
01:09and your testimony will be measured carefully against its content.
01:13Thank you, Mr. Chairman.