New Acting Director of National Intelligence

Trump administration names Lora Shiao new acting director of national intelligence, replacing Stacy Dixon, Biden's top deputy. Shiao previously held senior roles under Trump's acting DNI Grenell. Move comes as Avril Haines, Biden's DNI, departs. Signals shift toward more… pic.twitter.com/WnAdUCcrPn

— AL Khammas (@ALkhammas2) January 25, 2025

… Trump-aligned leadership.

UPDATE: Stacy Dixon OUT pic.twitter.com/TeO0I3Kc8q

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 25, 2025

Incomprehensible that Dixon, a Sue Gordon protege, who amongst other things corrupted IC analysis with a radical social agenda, is the Acting DNI.

Ezra Cohen

This is now the Acting DNI. A person who gleefully admitted to advancing a radical social agenda at the expense of the integrity of our intelligence system.

Senate must confirm @TulsiGabbard ASAP! pic.twitter.com/0q1NEvxVtg

— Ezra A. Cohen (@EzraACohen) January 20, 2025

Trump ousts acting DNI Stacy Dixon after @EzraACohen criticism. https://t.co/XLCExideXn

— Julian E. Barnes (@julianbarnes) January 25, 2025

Thanks for the reporting the welcome news, Julian, but you didn’t accurately portray my concerns. The issue I raised is that she prioritized the advancement of a radical social ideology over the core function of the IC. She created distraction where her job should have been to…

— Ezra A. Cohen (@EzraACohen) January 25, 2025

… be at odds with her previous supervisor’a stated interest on this topic. Stacy was proud to say that increased transparency wasn’t even in her top ten priorities.