Trump picks ex-US spy John Ratcliffe as CIA chief, Kash Patel misses out on top intelligence role

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked former director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Earlier, there was speculation that Kash Patel, an Indian-origin former Republican House staffer, might be appointed as CIA chief. However, Trump has now announced John Ratcliffe as the chief of the CIA.

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