I value our intelligence community. At her weekly news conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) observed, “I thought it was courageous that the different heads of different aspects of our intelligence community spoke truth to the country and to power. Nevertheless, perhaps this vote is the start of a trend. Senate Republicans must constrain him — by oversight, the power of the purse, and the advice and consent process for executive branch nominees. Read more:Eugene Robinson: The scariest thing about Trump’s tweetsMax Boot: Why winning and losing are irrelevant in Syria and AfghanistanThe Post’s View: Trump says the intelligence community is wrong.

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2019 17:01 UTC