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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRatcliffe is out for DNI
Of course he blames the media
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....John has therefore decided to stay in Congress where he has done such an outstanding job representing the people of Texas, and our Country. I will be announcing my nomination for DNI shortly.
He can't even vet anyone properly!
C_U_L8R
(45,052 posts)Pointing that out is unfair?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,632 posts)That's all that mattered.
StatGirl
(518 posts)That is so 2008! Is he channeling Sarah Palin?
mcar
(42,489 posts)kairos12
(12,916 posts)Retrograde
(10,203 posts)that even he couldn't ram this past a Senate full of sycophants.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I need a new keyboard.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,106 posts)but hes even less lucid than Palin.
irisblue
(33,080 posts)NBC News (@NBCNews) Tweeted:
BREAKING: President Trump says Rep. Ratcliffe, who he said he would nominate for director of national intelligence, has withdrawn his nomination.
Ratcliffe was facing questions about experience and qualifications for the role.
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pwb
(11,353 posts)He is no leader.
dalton99a
(81,730 posts)klook
(12,178 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)"John has therefore decided to stay in Congress." How soon do you suppose Ratcliffe will join the House Republican exodus?
Perseus
(4,341 posts)A rat has been thrown out on a cliffe
SeattleVet
(5,487 posts)the hemorrhaging of GOP reps that are unwilling to continue destroying their reputations in the past few weeks. They dearly want to hold onto as many repuke seats as possible.
I wonder what he was offered in exchange for withdrawing.
SeattleVet
(5,487 posts)"I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family to deal with these people.... "
(In other words...'Nice family you have there; be a shame if anything happened to them."
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