President Trump Says That Remarks By His Intelligence Team Were Mischaracterized By The Media

Just concluded a great meeting with my Intel team in the Oval Office who told me that what they said on Tuesday at the Senate Hearing was mischaracterized by the media - and we are very much in agreement on Iran, ISIS, North Korea, etc. Their testimony was distorted press.... pic.twitter.com/Zl5aqBmpjF

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 31, 2019

WNU Editor: I am not surprised that President Trump met his intel chiefs after their testimony to the Senate. The news media were pointed out contradictions between the President and his officials that needed to be addressed (see below):

U.S. Director Of National Intelligence Claims That North Korea Will Not Give Up Its Nuclear Weapons (January 29, 2019)

U.S. Director Of National Intelligence Warns That China And Russia Are The Biggest Espionage, Cyber, And Election Meddling Threats (January 29, 2019)

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Contradicts President Trump On ISIS Defeat (January 29, 2019)

President Trump's War Strategy Under Fire From Top Intelligence Officials And The Top Senate Republican (January 30, 2019)

But when you listen to their Senate testimony (see video below), it is not so clear cut as the media likes to portray it. These officials were giving assessments and opinions based on intelligence received, and each opinion was always carried by a caveat and or a big "but". So why the kerfuffle? The media focused on what they wanted to focus on, and ignored the rest. Still .... President Trump should not have been so quick off the mark to tell his intel chiefs that they should go "back to school" after he had watched the news .... President Trump Tells His Intelligence Chiefs To Go 'Back To School' (January 30, 2019)