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Trump reportedly ‘yelled’ at CIA director over response to reports about US intelligence being withheld

The notion that the US intelligence community may be keeping some details about its methods secret from President Donald Trump reportedly prompted an angry response from the nation’s commander in chief. CBS News reported Friday that after The Wall Street Journal published a story citing US intelligence agents who said they withheld some details of their operations […]

The notion that the US intelligence community may be keeping some details about its methods secret from President Donald Trump reportedly prompted an angry response from the nation’s commander in chief.

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CBS News reported Friday that after The Wall Street Journal published a story citing US intelligence agents who said they withheld some details of their operations from the president over fears that it may be compromised, Trump phoned his CIA director, Mike Pompeo.

Trump “yelled at him for not pushing back hard enough” against the report, CBS News wrote.

 

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