WASHINGTON (AP) – Top Ranking Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Email Committee say the US major spy agency and planned classification meeting was cancelled after it was criticized Laura Rumera far-right conspiracy theorist.
The cancellation of Senator Mark Warner’s visit with the National Geospatial Information Agency’s career intelligence staff represents an escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent Congress from overseeing the country’s intelligence reporting agency.
“Is Congressional Oversight dead?” Warner, Virginia, said Wednesday that it questioned Rumer’s authority over the Intelligence Reports community. “Is she now the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence?”
Rumer Obtaining State Department trust Visa suspends for injured Palestinian children Looking for treatment in the US Some staff changes The administration has accused some officials of not being loyal enough to Trump. Rumer has a history of making racist and anti-Islam Attacks on social mediaand when I share the video with X that says, “9/11 was an internal job!”
Less well known to the CIA and NSA, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency handles the collection and analysis of imaging information, including satellite images used in military and intelligence reporting operations. That director reports to both the Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Defense.
Warner said he has more than dozens of similar meetings with NGAs and other spy agencies under Republican and Democrat presidents, including Trump’s first term. He said he would like to ask the NGA about the use of artificial intelligence and other issues.
In a social media post on Sunday, Rumer detailed plans for the meeting, criticising Warner and NGA director Vice President Frank Whitworth, and was led by former President Joe Biden.
“It is said that the NGA is invading Trump’s hatred,” Rumer wrote.
In a post Tuesday, Rumer received praise for revealing the meeting and called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegses to fire Whitworth.
Warner said he believes the meeting was cancelled by Hegses’ office. The Pentagon said the visit was not cancelled, but it changed its schedule “to accommodate bipartisan participation in the City Hall event.”
A spokesman for the NGA and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard declined to comment. Rumer did not respond to a message seeking comment.
Trump Although she downplays Rumer’s influence, her criticism has led to a growing list of administrative authorities being resigned or rejected.
They include former Food and Drug Administration Chief Dr. Vinai Prasad. He announced his departure in August; Jen Easterlyformer director of the Department of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. He was fired from the post office of the US Military Academy. Similarly Air Force General Tim Howeformer NSA director and Pentagon Cyber Command.
The State Department last month announced that it had suspended all visitors visas for Gaza people and was waiting for review. The day after Loomer posted the video About children’s social media from Gaza They arrived in the US for treatment and questioned how they obtained their visa. The government is new, Limited visa policy For this week’s Gaza.
