1. In theory, there's nothing wrong with a President standing up to the so-called "intelligence community" and being skeptical of it.
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2. IC is often wrong or has its own agenda & should be under control of elected officials. Problem is basis of Trump's feud with IC.
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3. Trump's feud with IC seems based on a) unwillingness to think ill of Putin & b) fear of raising questions about the election.
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4. It's the personal nature of Trump's feud with IC, in keeping with his general resentment of experts, which is troubling.
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5. JKF & Carter both fought CIA with intent to reform. That's different than Trump using twitter to humiliate & subdue IC.
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6. If Trump has a precursor, it's Nixon, who spouted off (in private) about the "clowns over at Langley" & tried to suborn CIA in Watergate
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Nixon didn't think so. He told people he thought Agency worked against him in 1960 election.
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Political boilerplate. Read a good biography of Nixon and see what he said about CIA in private.
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