Schumer pushes intelligence officials to meet with Trump to ‘educate him’

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on the CIA and FBI to meet with Trump and “educate him” about how the two agencies work, after Trump said intelligence officials are too “passive” when it comes to Iran.

In a letter to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Schumer said Trump’s remarks were “extraordinarily inappropriate” and will undermine confidence in U.S. intelligence agencies. Schumer said Coats, CIA Director Gina Haspel, and FBI Director Christoper Wray should meet with Trump immediately.

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