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...The news that President Trump had chosen Richard Grenell, the current U.S. ambassador to Germany, to be the acting director of national intelligence (DNI) sparked an avalanche of panic from the mainstream media.
..."President Trump appears poised to fill the critical job of director of national intelligence with a loyalist," Blitzer told viewers, accompanied by a graphic on the screen that read: "Sources: Trump to name loyalist Ric Grenell as acting DNI, avoiding Senate confirmation."
...CNN anchor Jim Sciutto, another former Obama official, later on-air called Trump's pick an "Egregious presidential choice" and Grenell's lack of intelligence experience "Alarming."
..."Grenell is a partisan bomb-thrower whose only skill is defending Trump. Trump's decision not to nominate a permanent DNI underscores that he has no use for intel and no regard for national security," Price elaborated.
...Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, who has becoming famous for her jarring flip-flops in the Trump era, called the appointment "Outrageous" and predicted that Grenell will "Pollute and discredit [the] intelligence community" after previously defending his honor back in 2012 after he resigned from the Romney presidential campaign as an adviser, saying "Some on the right AND left won't tolerate a gay man working in foreign policy for a conservative. SAD.".
...Former Obama aide and Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor reacted, "Ric Grenell is not remotely qualified for this job. He is wildly partisan, vicious to critics and has almost no relevant experience. I often worry about Trump coopting and politicizing the intelligence community. Grenell will make it happen."
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