Sources say Trump's CIA visit made relations with intel community worse
U.S. government sources tell CBS News that there is a sense of unease in the intelligence community after President Trumps visit to CIA headquarters on Saturday.
An official said the visit made relations with the intelligence community worse and described the visit as uncomfortable.
Authorities are also pushing back against the perception that the CIA workforce was cheering for the president. They say the first three rows in front of the president were largely made up of supporters of Mr. Trumps campaign.
An official with knowledge of the make-up of the crowd says that there were about 40 people whod been invited by the Trump, Mike Pence and Rep. Mike Pompeo teams. The Trump team expected Rep. Pompeo, R-Kansas, to be sworn in during the event as the next CIA director, but the vote to confirm him was delayed on Friday by Senate Democrats. Also sitting in the first several rows in front of the president was the CIAs senior leadership, which was not cheering the remarks.
There were about 400 members of the workforce who RSVPd for the event out of thousands who received an invitation in their email late last week. Officials dismiss White House claims that there were people waiting to get into the event.
Intelligence sources say many in the workforce were stunned and at times offended by the presidents tone which seemed to evolve into a version of speeches hed used on the campaign trail.
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