President-elect Trump announced Saturday that he has nominated Devin Nunes, CEO of social media platform Truth Social, to lead the President's Intelligence Advisory Council.
Nunes, a former California Republican congressman, will chair the agency that advises the president on the effectiveness of domestic intelligence agencies and is made up of “prominent nationals from outside the federal government.” President Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump said that in addition to her new role, Nunes will continue to lead the Trump Media & Technology Group.
Prior to becoming CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, Nunes served in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 20 years.
During the first Trump administration, when Republicans controlled the chamber, Nunes chaired the House Intelligence Committee, where, along with other Trump allies, she discussed the FBI's Russia investigation and special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. attacked the investigation.
Nunes also passionately defended Trump during his first impeachment, and Trump awarded him a medal. He will be awarded the Medal of Freedom in January 2021.
“Mr. Devin leverages his experience as former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and his critical role in exposing Russian, Russian, and Russian disinformation to inform the effectiveness and appropriateness of the work of the U.S. intelligence community. They will provide me with an independent assessment,” he said. I wrote.
Other appointments announced Saturday include businessman and former Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum director; bill whitewas selected as the U.S. ambassador to Belgium.
Meanwhile, Troy Edgar, an IBM executive and former Department of Homeland Security official, I nodded He will serve as Deputy Secretary of DHS.
