We look at Donald Trump’s plans to nominate former Hawaii congress member Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, and Kash Patel as FBI chief. Nearly one hundred former national security officials have raised alarms about Gabbard’s sympathy for dictators like Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad, while Patel has said he wants to dismantle the FBI. We talk about the domestic and national security implications of the picks.
Trump’s Picks for FBI Chief and National Intelligence Director Face Challenges
Kash Patel (L) and Tulsi Gabbard arrive in Washington, D.C. for meetings on December 9, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Guests:
Josh Meyer, domestic security correspondent, USA Today
Garrett Graff, journalist and historian
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