CIA Director John Ratcliffe Praises Mission To 'Obliterate' Iranian Nuclear Facilities

During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe spoke about the mission to destroy nuclear capabilities of Iran.

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00:00John, central casting icon, he's central.

00:02Well, Mr. President, I'm grateful to be with everyone today as we're talking

00:08about jobs and workforce.

00:10At CIA, consistent with your directives to all of us, we've embraced your mantra for

00:16a leaner, more effective, more efficient workforce.

00:21But at CIA, Mr. President, we had an additional challenge because, as you know, at times, our

00:29workforce had been misdirected, its focus put on political narratives, some that even

00:35worked against you and always worked against the American people.

00:39I heard about that.

00:41But under your leadership and your direction, we have been focused back on the core mission

00:47of what CIA is supposed to be doing, which is to provide you and this entire incredible

00:51team around the table with a decisive strategic advantage in accomplishing your goals.

00:57And your success in that regard, the examples are clear and many.

01:02With regard to Iran, everyone knows that our DOD partners executed that mission flawlessly.

01:09But flawless military operations are subject to flawless intelligence.

01:13And as you know, Mr. President, CIA was the backbone in terms of its intelligence operations

01:20in providing that flawless execution that allowed you and your team to obliterate Iranian nuclear

01:27facilities and set back a nuclear program by years.

01:30Right.

01:31Likewise, with regard to your ability to prevent and to preempt wars between India and Pakistan,

01:38between Armenia and Azerbaijan, between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

01:44In all those cases, CIA intelligence supported you and your entire team in making that possible.

01:51It's not just you.

01:52It's folks around this table.

01:53Secretary Besson, Secretary Lufkin, Trade Representative Greer, and their great, successful negotiations

02:00on trade and tariffs, again, with the CIA workforce working to enable them to accomplish your goals.

02:06So, as we roll into Labor Day, I tell you that the CIA workforce at the Trump CIA is grateful

02:14to be focused on what it's supposed to be, which is helping you prevent and end wars and

02:19to make America safer.

02:20Thank you very much.

02:21You've been really fantastic, but I'm not surprised.

02:25I've known you on a long time.

02:27I'm not surprised at all.

02:28Thank you very much.

02:29Thank you very much.

02:30Thank you very much.