Sue Gordon's departure from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will have dangerous consequences for US national security, writes Samantha Vinograd for CNNOpinion
Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. She served on President Barack Obama's National Security Council from 2009 to 2013 and at the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush. Follow her @sam_vinograd. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
President Donald Trump is quickly losing his top intelligence officials, and his self-inflicted brain drain will continue to have dangerous consequences for US national security. The resignation of Sue Gordon -- the highest-ranking career intelligence official in the country -- after being passed over for the role of Acting Director of National Intelligence, will introduce unnecessary disruptions into an already strained intelligence community.
Sam VinogradMuch to his dismay, Trump isn't an oracle, and his disregard for intelligence in favor of his personal convictions has led policymakers to ignore or inappropriately react to threats like white nationalism, election attacks and North Korea. Trump's prolific personnel problems also signal to our enemies and allies that losing intelligence doesn't phase him -- setting the stage for actual threats to go unaddressed, while we witness the hollowing out of US intelligence.
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