John Brennan: Tulsi Gabbard ‘Doesn’t Have the Type of Perspective’ Needed To Be Director of National Intelligence

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MSNBC senior ░░░░░░░░ security analyst John Brennan ░░░░░░░░ here with me at ░░░░░░░░ table former under secretary ░░░░░░░░ state for public diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ public affairs during the ░░░░░░░░ Administration Rick Stengel is ░░░░░░░░ director brennan your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ Tulsi Gabbard Have done ░░░░░░░░ great job just to ░░░░░░░░ all the concerns that ░░░░░░░░ have about this appointment ░░░░░░░░ Tulsi Gabbard has taken ░░░░░░░░ and made statements over ░░░░░░░░ past several years that ░░░░░░░░ raise serious questions about ░░░░░░░░ common sense her judgment ░░░░░░░░ well as her political ░░░░░░░░ Cozying up to Putin ░░░░░░░░ well as to bashar ░░░░░░░░ Assad I think it ░░░░░░░░ show she doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the type of perspective ░░░░░░░░ is needed for somebody ░░░░░░░░ is going to head ░░░░░░░░ these 18 intelligence agencies ░░░░░░░░ as Tom Nichols said ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have any ░░░░░░░░ The director of national ░░░░░░░░ that s a really ░░░░░░░░ position and very complex ░░░░░░░░ complicated one that requires ░░░░░░░░ who actually has an ░░░░░░░░ of the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ is like an orchestra ░░░░░░░░ of all the different ░░░░░░░░ and departments that are ░░░░░░░░ in the intelligence process ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ understands the instruments involved ░░░░░░░░ this orchestra nor has ░░░░░░░░ had any experience at ░░░░░░░░ strategic level of running ░░░░░░░░ leading a large complex ░░░░░░░░ And the director of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence is according to ░░░░░░░░ the president s principle ░░░░░░░░ adviser the personal responsible ░░░░░░░░ making sure the president ░░░░░░░░ daily brief is put ░░░░░░░░ in a very sound ░░░░░░░░ forth right manner The ░░░░░░░░ who puts together the ░░░░░░░░ and priorities the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ So I know that ░░░░░░░░ appointment is sending shock ░░░░░░░░ here in the United ░░░░░░░░ but also