Skepticism of US Intelligence Community Is a Good Thing

Skepticism of US Intelligence Community Is a Good Thing
A man crosses the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal in the lobby of the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2008. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Steven Rogers
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President Donald Trump’s occasional questioning of the U.S. intelligence community isn’t dangerous; it’s exactly the sort of responsible leadership that President Ronald Reagan practiced.

Many of the president’s critics claim he doesn’t have a good relationship or the support of U.S. intelligence agencies because he has “demonstrated that he does not trust them.” This narrative is blatantly false.