"President Donald Trump led the swearing-in ceremony for the first female CIA director in the agency’s history on Monday, calling it “a ceremony like few will ever have again.”Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath.
“They love you,” Trump said as officials and agents applauded Haspel during the ceremony. “They respect you. They respect you too.”
“Gina is tough, she is strong” and “will never ever back down,” he said.
Haspel, a career officer, won Senate confirmation last week after a contentious process that focused on her role in the CIA’s use of overseas prisons to torture suspects in hopes of gleaning information on terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Haspel, in her own remarks, noted that it’s been more than 50 years since a career officer has led the agency. She pledged to represent rank-and-file agents. “For me, being director is about doing right by all of you,” she said."
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“They love you,” Trump said as officials and agents applauded Haspel during the ceremony. “They respect you. They respect you too.”
“Gina is tough, she is strong” and “will never ever back down,” he said.
Haspel, a career officer, won Senate confirmation last week after a contentious process that focused on her role in the CIA’s use of overseas prisons to torture suspects in hopes of gleaning information on terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Haspel, in her own remarks, noted that it’s been more than 50 years since a career officer has led the agency. She pledged to represent rank-and-file agents. “For me, being director is about doing right by all of you,” she said."
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