John Brennan: Tulsi Gabbard ‘Doesn’t Have the Type of Perspective’ Needed To Be Director of National Intelligence

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BRENNAN: “And clearly, Tulsi Gabbard has taken actions and made statements over the past several years that really raised serious questions about her common sense, her judgment, as well as her political sympathies. Cozying up to Putin, as well as meeting with Bashar al-Assad, I think really does show that she doesn’t have the type of perspective that is needed for somebody who’s going to head up these 18 intelligence agencies. And as Tom Nichols said, she doesn’t have any qualifications. The director of national intelligence, that’s a really serious position, and a very complex and complicated one that requires somebody who actually has an understanding of the intelligence community. It’s like an orchestra conductor of all the different agencies and departments that are involved in the intelligence process, and I don’t think she understands even the instruments that are involved in this orchestra, nor has she had any experience at the strategic level of running and leading a large complex organization.”