Trump Has Skipped Almost All of His Intelligence Briefings
www.thedailybeast.com
The president’s lax approach to national security has some intelligence officials alarmed.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29425328

Summary

Donald Trump has attended only 12 intelligence briefings in his first 100+ days of his second term, a steep decline from his already infrequent briefing schedule during his first presidency, POLITICO reports.

He began 2025 with just two in-person updates monthly, shifting to weekly in April.

Critics, including Sen. Mark Warner, say Trump’s disengagement endangers national security, as he also avoids reading detailed briefing materials.

His national security team is in turmoil, and recent cuts to CIA DEI programs have sparked fears of institutional regression and increased vulnerability to global threats.

      • Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Does the USA have enough on budget for all the paper it would take to print out a list of what he’s doing wrong? Do we even have the budget for enough hard drives to store the text file?

        • this_1_is_mine@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          We decided to just switch to marking good things…
          So far there is a header and 1 bullet point on the page… It hit his ear. The rest of the page is empty.

  • optional@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    I didn’t know you guys had special briefings where you gain your intelligence. Over here in Europe we prefer natural grown intelligence maybe with a hint of help from schools and parents.

    But it explains a lot if he never attended.