Ratcliffe Nomination Withdrawn — White House Officials Race to Appoint Another Nominee
On Friday, without warning, President Trump withdrew his nomination for national intelligence chief, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX). Despite having had backing from the President, the Congressman had received little support from Republican senators. Trump also expressed his concern that Ratcliffe was being mistreated by the media in a tweet saying, “Our great Republican Congressman John …