‘I am SO behind you!’ – Trump gives speech to CIA, blames media for controversy [FULL SPEECH]

Donald Trump gave a speech at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, but instead of admitting the feud between himself and the intelligence communities, he pretended that he was behind them one million percent, and blamed the media.

Watch below the entire speech at about 15 minutes long:

More from Reuters:

U.S. President Donald Trump sought to mend fences with the CIA on Saturday, telling officers he had their back after he criticized spy agencies for their investigation into Russian hacking.

In his first official visit to a government agency as president, Trump – who had said U.S. intelligence tactics were reminiscent of Nazi Germany – sought to leave no doubt with officers that he supported their work.

“Very, very few people could do the job you people do and I want you to know I am so behind you,” Trump said, to cheers and loud applause.

Ahead of the speech, some analysts said it would take more than a quick visit for Trump, who engaged in an unprecedented feud with the Central Intelligence agency and other U.S. intelligence agencies before his inauguration, to patch up relations with a community he denigrated.

There was a lot of laughter and applause as he gave his speech. Trump claimed that a majority of the people at the CIA probably voted for him because they’re on “the same wavelength.”

Here’s some twitter response to the speech:

So, are the CIA really with him or did he plant people on the sides to make it appear so? He’s done this before, so it’s not completely unlikely…


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