Report: Trump has received only two intel briefings since Nov. 8

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President-elect Trump has received only two classified briefings since winning the election on Nov. 8, according to a report Wednesday by the Washington Post.

The briefings on foreign affairs and national security threats are prepared daily by intelligence analysts, but Trump turned down many of them down, according to unnamed U.S. officials. Meanwhile Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, they said, has participated in the briefings on an almost daily basis.

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