US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) has withdrawn from consideration to serve as head of national intelligence, just days after announcing he would nominate him to replace Dan Coats.
"Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe is being treated very unfairly by the LameStream Media. Rather than going through months of slander and libel, I explained to John how miserable it would be for him and his family to deal with these people ... John has therefore decided to stay in Congress where he has done such an outstanding job representing the people of Texas, and our Country. I will be announcing my nomination for DNI shortly," Trump tweeted on Friday afternoon.
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