US EditionTrump Bars James Clapper from CIA Detection Dog Graduation
HERNDON, VIRGINIA, JUL 17 – President Donald Trump barred former intelligence chief James Clapper from a CIA dog graduation and revoked his security clearance as part of retaliation against former officials.
- In late May, James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, was barred from the CIA training facility in Herndon, Virginia, per an executive order from President Donald Trump.
- President Donald Trump enacted swift, personal retaliation after returning, per an executive order, stripping Clapper’s security clearance and barring him from Susan’s graduation ceremony.
- As a veteran spymaster, Clapper, who named Susan after his late wife, a former NSA employee, sponsored her earlier this year for CIA detection training.
- Critics labeled the ban, with Shane Harris calling it `sheer pettiness`, citing no policy reason for Clapper's exclusion.
- Beyond the personal slight, the event shows how this administration seeks retribution, exemplified by Trump’s exclusion of Clapper from his dog’s graduation ceremony.
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In a cold move against an old nemesis, President Donald Trump denied former CIA Director James Clapper the chance to see one of his favorite friends stride across the stage for his graduation. But since Clapper’s best bud is a dog, he may not have been missed. Susan, a yellow lab working for the CIA’s K9 detection program, got her degree in field work this week after completing her thesis in sniffing out car bombs and suicide vests. Officials we…
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