John Ratcliffe was just confirmed by the Senate as President Trump’s new Director of the CIA.
Ratcliffe easily got the votes with only 25 voting no and 74 voting to support his confirmation, via Fox News.
BREAKING: John Ratcliffe confirmed as Trump CIA Director, 74-25 pic.twitter.com/PmsFiQA3he
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 23, 2025
Now that Ratcliffe’s vote is over, the Senate can move forward to debate Pete Hegseth’s confirmation and that will last until sometime tomorrow night.
Congrats to both Director Ratcliffe and President Trump!