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John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA Director, delivered a strong statement during his confirmation hearing, emphasizing his commitment to prioritizing the agency’s mission, fostering meritocracy, and defending the intelligence community’s integrity.

Ratcliffe outlined his vision for leading the CIA and pledged to uphold the agency’s core values while addressing past controversies.

Ratcliffe began by stating his leadership approach, which includes clear communication of priorities and demanding effective execution.

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“Confirmed my leadership at CIA will focus on setting and communicating priorities and demanding relentless execution,” he said.

“Above all, will be a strict adherence to the CIA’s mission.”

He highlighted the agency’s essential functions, such as gathering human intelligence worldwide, producing unbiased analysis, and conducting covert operations under presidential direction.

“We will collect intelligence, especially human intelligence, in every corner of the globe, no matter how dark or difficult,” Ratcliffe explained.

“We will produce insightful, objective all-source analysis, never allowing political or personal biases to cloud our judgment or infect our products.”

Addressing the CIA’s covert operations, he declared, “We will conduct covert action at the direction of the President, going places no one else can go and doing things no one else can do.”

Ratcliffe called for a merit-based culture within the CIA, pledging to empower talented and courageous individuals while eliminating distractions.

“To the brave CIA officers listening around the world: If all of this sounds like what you signed up for, then buckle up and get ready to make a difference. If it doesn’t, then it’s time to find a new line of work,” he stated.

“We must be the ultimate meritocracy. I will unapologetically empower the most talented, hardest-working, and most courageous risk-takers and innovators to protect the American people and advance America’s interests.”

He also vowed to maintain a strict focus on the agency’s mission, warning, “I will not tolerate anything or anyone that distracts from our mission.”

Ratcliffe reflected on his role in defending the truth during a politically charged controversy in 2020.

He referenced an instance when Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and 51 former intelligence officials claimed that Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation.

Ratcliffe stood against this narrative, stating, “In 2020, when a chairman of an intelligence committee (Adam Schiff) misrepresented that a laptop owned by then-candidate Biden’s son was somehow a Russian intelligence operation, and 51 former intelligence officials used the imprimatur of IC authority to go along with that, I stood in the breach, I stood alone and told the American people the truth about that.”

Ratcliffe affirmed his dedication to transparency and the intelligence community’s credibility.

“So I think my record in terms of speaking truth to power and defending the intelligence community and its good work is very clear,” he said.

“What I can assure you is those types of instances, if I’m in that position as CIA director, and have to do that again, as uncomfortable as that can be… the truth will ultimately defend itself, and I think that intelligence will as well.”

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Ratcliffe concluded by emphasizing his readiness to discuss intelligence collection priorities in detail during classified hearings, underscoring his determination to strengthen the CIA’s global capabilities while maintaining its integrity.

As the confirmation process continues, Ratcliffe’s remarks reflect a vision for a mission-driven CIA committed to protecting the American people and upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

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