Commentary: Why did President-elect Trump buckle with CIA appointment?
by Jacob G. Hornberger
December 20, 2024 - Before he even takes office, President-elect Donald J. Trump has buckled to the CIA and its supporters in the U.S. Senate. Trump intended to appoint Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, who is married to the son of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as deputy director of the CIA. Given opposition among CIA supporters in the U.S. Senate, however, Trump has buckled and is withdrawing Fox Kennedy’s name from consideration.