Daniel Hoffman: Beth Kimber Is the ‘Best Person’ To Run the CIA’s Clandestine Service

RUSH TRANSCRIPT EARHARDT A ░░░░░░░░ era for the CIA ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeth Kimbler becomes the ░░░░░░░░ woman in the agency ░░░░░░░░ 71 year history to ░░░░░░░░ up the clan destiny ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE Long time CIA ░░░░░░░░ and lead the director ░░░░░░░░ operations in the charge ░░░░░░░░ spy recruitment and voyeur ░░░░░░░░ actions overseas EARHARDT This ░░░░░░░░ months after President Trump ░░░░░░░░ gene that Haspel to ░░░░░░░░ the agency KILMEADE Hoffman ░░░░░░░░ us former CIA station ░░░░░░░░ served in Moscow as ░░░░░░░░ of his stops Daniel ░░░░░░░░ exactly are her responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ So the director to ░░░░░░░░ where I served with ░░░░░░░░ for many years is ░░░░░░░░ for securing spies and ░░░░░░░░ mostly extraordinarily challenging and ░░░░░░░░ and intrapersonal skills and ░░░░░░░░ understanding of the geopolitical ░░░░░░░░ of the world which ░░░░░░░░ has She is a ░░░░░░░░ officer served 34 years ░░░░░░░░ the agency I worked ░░░░░░░░ her for many years ░░░░░░░░ she was outlines making ░░░░░░░░ extraordinarily extraordinary impact on ░░░░░░░░ mission EARHARDT Wow tell ░░░░░░░░ more about her Her ░░░░░░░░ life where she is ░░░░░░░░ kids that kind of ░░░░░░░░ HOFFMAN She keeps her ░░░░░░░░ life kind of guarded ░░░░░░░░ a way She was ░░░░░░░░ so focused on the ░░░░░░░░ You know when you ░░░░░░░░ in a room with ░░░░░░░░ to solve the greatest ░░░░░░░░ of the day it ░░░░░░░░ never about her It ░░░░░░░░ about accomplishing the mission ░░░░░░░░ she kind of didn ░░░░░░░░ focus as much on ░░░░░░░░ as she did on ░░░░░░░░ people who were serving ░░░░░░░░ her command and on ░░░░░░░░ mission we were trying ░░░░░░░░ achieve I did work ░░░░░░░░ her closely on Russian ░░░░░░░░ And she demonstrated the ░░░░░░░░ level of acumen on ░░░░░░░░ Russian enemy and how ░░░░░░░░ defeat them in the ░░░░░░░░ world KILMEADE Here s ░░░░░░░░ toughest question yet Why ░░░░░░░░ it take so long ░░░░░░░░ her to break through ░░░░░░░░ any woman to break ░░░░░░░░ HOFFMAN You know I ░░░░░░░░ when Beth began at ░░░░░░░░ in 1984 she could ░░░░░░░░ hardly have imagined she ░░░░░░░░ have become the deputy ░░░░░░░░ for operations I think ░░░░░░░░ demonstrates that in today ░░░░░░░░ world which is so ░░░░░░░░ to all of us ░░░░░░░░ think who served in ░░░░░░░░ of operations and who ░░░░░░░░ there today those who ░░░░░░░░ to be promoted regardless ░░░░░░░░ gender race ethnicity are ░░░░░░░░ That s best for ░░░░░░░░ organization I m glad ░░░░░░░░ happened now She absolutely ░░░░░░░░ it It s probably ░░░░░░░░ reflects of the time ░░░░░░░░ took for women to ░░░░░░░░ in our agency and ░░░░░░░░ to this level She ░░░░░░░░ Gina Haspel both have ░░░░░░░░ that those again who ░░░░░░░░ to promoted are promoted ░░░░░░░░ She is the best ░░░░░░░░ for the job HOFFMAN ░░░░░░░░ is the best person ░░░░░░░░ the job for sure ░░░░░░░░ I think she will ░░░░░░░░ a great job She ░░░░░░░░ the one we will ░░░░░░░░ on now to run ░░░░░░░░ those important operations and ░░░░░░░░ the very dangerous and ░░░░░░░░ work that we do ░░░░░░░░ All right Daniel Glad ░░░░░░░░ are on our side ░░░░░░░░ spell it out for ░░░░░░░░ Daniel Hoffman, thanks.”