.POTUS invited CIA Director William Burns to join his Cabinet. The CIA director does not typically hold an official Cabinet position. Donald Trump elevated the CIA director to a Cabinet post in 2017, but Biden reversed that decision upon taking office.
The CIA director does not typically hold an official Cabinet position. Former President Donald Trump elevated the CIA director to a Cabinet post in 2017, but Biden reversed that decision upon taking office and elevated Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to the Cabinet."Working in lockstep with Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Bill has harnessed intelligence to give our country a critical strategic advantage.
The president also cited a quote from Burns himself,"good intelligence, delivered with honesty and integrity," as part of his rationale behind the decision, claiming that"since his first day on the job, [Burns], has demonstrated the meaning behind those words."
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