{"id":64181,"date":"2017-01-22T12:14:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T16:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=64181"},"modified":"2017-01-22T12:16:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T16:16:51","slug":"trumps-first-meeting-with-the-c-i-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=64181","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s First Meeting With The C.I.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"ra-headline\">Trump to CIA: \u2018Trust me, I&#8217;m like a smart person\u2019<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Larry-Mcshane<br \/>\nDaily News<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/launch.newsinc.com\/?type=VideoPlayer\/Single&amp;widgetId=1&amp;trackingGroup=69016&amp;playlistId=19132&amp;siteSection=nydailynews-news&amp;videoId=31883347\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" frameborder=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>President Trump, in a Saturday visit to CIA headquarters, promised his full support for the intelligence agency while insisting reports of his feud with the agency were bogus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nobody who cares more about the CIA, nobody,\u201d Trump declared to cheers from about 400 employees. \u201c&#8230; I want you to know I am so behind you. You\u2019re going to get so much backing that maybe you\u2019re going to say, \u2018Mr. President, we don\u2019t need that much backing.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you\u2019re going to have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trip to Langley, Va., was the new President\u2019s first official order of business after his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/trumps-obamas-share-ride-capitol-article-1.2951384\">Friday inauguration<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/hundreds-pack-cathedral-trump-inaugural-prayer-service-article-1.2952264\">Saturday morning prayer service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ra-related\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/trump-deleted-tweets-violate-presidential-records-act-article-1.2952416\">Trump\u2019s deleted tweets could violate Presidential Records Act<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was introduced by Vice President Pence, but was soon delivering a meandering address where he attacked the media and insisted the attendance at his inauguration was undercounted.<\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed as many as 1.5 million people attended his inauguration rather than the widely reported estimate of 250,000. Ignoring photos and video to the contrary, he also claimed the National Mall audience stretched as far as the Washington monument.<\/p>\n<p>In another non-sequitur, Trump declared to the nation\u2019s top spies that he was a bright guy despite those who might claim otherwise.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/usa-trump.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64184\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/usa-trump.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/usa-trump.jpg 750w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/usa-trump-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>Trump, who is the President, spends a chunk of his speech insisting that he is very smart. (Olivier Douliery \/ POOL\/EPA)<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cAnd then they say, \u2018Is Donald Trump an intellectual?\u2019 \u201d Trump said. \u201cTrust me, I\u2019m like a smart person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ra-related\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/trump-leads-u-s-darkness-blames-obama-inaugural-speech-article-1.2951857\">Trump leads U.S. into darkness, blames Obama in inaugural speech<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His remarks garnered dismay from former CIA director John Brennan after Trump used the agency\u2019s tribute to fallen agents as a backdrop for his speech.<\/p>\n<p>The stars on the CIA Memorial Wall represent each employee who has died in service of their country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer CIA Dir Brennan is deeply saddened and angered at Trump\u2019s despicable display of self-aggrandizement,\u201d former CIA spokesman Nick Shapiro said on behalf of Brennan. \u201cBrennan says that Trump should be ashamed of himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro, himself, told the Daily News it was \u201cupsetting\u201d that Trump spoke in front of the marble wall.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ra-related\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/national-park-service-back-twitter-anti-trump-retweets-article-1.2952312\">National Park Service back on Twitter after anti-Trump retweets <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new President said the timing of his Langley visit was a response to stories from his favorite target: \u201cThe dishonest media.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ra-module\">\n<div class=\"ra-gallery\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/donald-trump-inauguration-day-gallery-1.2951228\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static3.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2951879.1484951885%21\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/landscape_635_424\/34fb262a4d2f4ba598f08d7fe35d34d7-gthmb.jpg\" alt=\"POOL IMAGE\" width=\"635\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a>Donald Trump sworn in as 45th President of the United States<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe reason you are my first stop (is) my running war with the media, among the most dishonest people on the face of the earth, right?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence committee, and the reason this is the No. 1 stop is it\u2019s the exact opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The President bumped heads with U.S. intelligence agencies over their conclusions that Russia tried to swing last year\u2019s presidential election in his favor.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ra-related\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/trump-sex-assault-accusers-speak-women-march-article-1.2952327\">Trump\u2019s sex assault accusers speak out before Women&#8217;s March<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York Times has reported that the CIA is one of several agencies looking at intercepted communications and financial dealings between Russia and Trump associates.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had suggested Brennan was a \u201cleaker of fake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commander-in-chief also found time to go after Time magazine over a story that inaccurately reported the President had removed a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ra-module h\">\n<figure class=\"ra-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2952572.1485036044%21\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_750\/usa-trump.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2952572.1485036044!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_750\/usa-trump.jpg 750w, http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2952572.1485036044!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_1200\/usa-trump.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>\n<h5 class=\"ra-caption\">The leader of the free world assures CIA staffers that many, many people attended his inauguration ceremony.(Olivier Douliery \/ POOL\/EPA)<\/h5>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reiterating a campaign theme, Trump said eliminating Islamic State terrorists was one of his administration\u2019s top priorities.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ra-related\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/hundreds-pack-cathedral-trump-inaugural-prayer-service-article-1.2952264\">Hundreds pack D.C. cathedral for Trump inaugural prayer service<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to get rid of ISIS \u2014 no choice,\u201d Trump declared. \u201cRadical Islamic terrorism has to be eradicated off the face of the earth. &#8230; This is a level of evil we\u2019ve never seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to end it. It\u2019s time, it\u2019s time right now to end it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without mentioning former President Obama, Trump said the U.S. had previously failed to use \u201cour real abilities. We\u2019ve been restrained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan billionaire had also blasted Obama and Hillary Clinton for their reluctance to use the words \u201cradical Islamic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump wrapped up his pep talk with a promise that things would change for the better under his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you, I respect you, there\u2019s nobody I respect more,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re going to start winning again, and you\u2019re going to lead the charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/trump-cia-trust-smart-person-article-1.2952569\">http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/trump-cia-trust-smart-person-article-1.2952569<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to CIA: \u2018Trust me, I&#8217;m like a smart person\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64181\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}