CIA Dir. Haspel applauded during President Trump's State of the Union address, surprising some intel officials
CIA Director Gina Haspel applauds during the State of the Union address at the Capitol on Feb. 4, 2020.People close to former CIA directors John Brennan, David Petraeus, Leon Panetta and Mike Hayden told NBC News they never attended a State of the Union speech.
"He was always a little uncomfortable," the former CIA official said."he would follow the example of the joint chiefs if they applauded, he applauded. He would try to blend into the wall." In one case, Haspel can be seen standing and applauding a controversial proposition – Trump's touting of legislation that would allow crime victims to sue so-called sanctuary cities, which generally decline to cooperate with federal authorities seeking to identify illegal immigrants.The CIA director is expected to be an independent actor who levels with the president about intelligence assessments, whether or not he wants to hear them.
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