1/30/2019

CONGRESS/INTELLIGENCE/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump lashed out at his intelligence chiefs on Wednesday [1-10-19] after they told Congress that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal and that the Iran nuclear deal is working. ‘Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!’ Trump tweeted. Democratic lawmakers serving on Congress’ intelligence committees accused Trump of undermining U.S. intelligence professionals. At a hearing Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said intelligence information does not support the idea that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will eliminate his nuclear weapons. Trump insisted Wednesday on Twitter that the U.S. relationship with North Korea “is the best it has ever been.” He pointed to a halt in nuclear and missile tests by North Korea, the return of some U.S. service members’ remains and the release of detained Americans as signs of progress.”

Associated Press, “Trump Disputes Intel Chiefs on North Korea, Iran,” The New York Times online, January 30, 2019