CIA Official Quits Because of Trump
Edward Price, a CIA official who worked for the agency for over 10 years, quit because of Trump.
In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Price wrote, “Despite working proudly for Republican and Democratic presidents, I reluctantly concluded that I cannot in good faith serve this administration as an intelligence professional.”
Price continues to explain that he hasn’t agreed with all of former President George W. Bush or former President Barack Obama’s policies, but felt that those administrations respected the opinion of the intelligence community.
The straw that broke the camel’s back for Price? When Trump put Steve Bannon on the National Security Council.
“The public outcry led the administration to reverse course and name the CIA director an NSC principal, but the White House’s inclination was clear,” Price explains. “It has little need for intelligence professionals who, in speaking truth to power, might challenge the so-called ‘America First’ orthodoxy that sees Russia as an ally and Australia as a punching bag.”
Price calls on the Trump administration to take the intelligence community seriously and to appreciate the “fruits of their labor.”
“Until then, President Trump and his team are doing another disservice to these dedicated men and women and the nation they proudly, if quietly, serve,” Price ends.
