Andrew Yang for NSA director

Published November 23, 2020 7:36pm ET



President-elect Joe Biden should nominate Andrew Yang to serve as director of the National Security Agency. The point takes on new relevance as Biden quickly forms his inner circle.

The New York Times reports that Biden will nominate an Obama administration CIA veteran, Avril Haines, as his director of national intelligence. Selecting Haines, Antony Blinken as secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan as national security adviser, Biden is establishing a rather predictable team. Yang’s nomination would shake things up. A Democratic 2020 presidential primary challenger and successful tech entrepreneur, Yang is unbound by convention. This would suit him well for service as director of America’s primary signals intelligence service.

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