Resigned another member of the Trump administration: he is leaving because of Russia

United States National Intelligence Director Dan Coates has become another member of the presidential administration Donald Trump, who is retiring. In this post, he will be replaced by a Texas congressman, John Ratcliffe.

As the Air force, Dan Coates spent two and a half years at his post. By virtue of his position, he oversaw the work of all 17 US intelligence agencies, including the CIA and the NSA.

In his letter of resignation, Coates wrote that under his leadership the special services had become more effective than ever.

“Now it’s time for me to open the next chapter in my life,” concludes Coates.

But why, with such success, he resigned?

Disagreements with Trump

According to Coates, in February, Trump asked him to stay at his post, but serious disagreements with the president on foreign policy issues, especially in relation to Russia and North Korea, led him to the decision to resign.

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The disagreements mainly touched upon Russian interference in the American elections, the problem of the Iranian nuclear program, and the attempts of the White House. improve relationships with North Korea.

The Washington Post newspaper quotes an unnamed senior American intelligence officer, according to whom, due to constant disagreements with President Coates, he concluded that he has no choice but to resign.

At 2018, Coates said that President Trump did not share with him the details of his conversation with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

“If he had asked me how to conduct this meeting, I would have advised him to do it differently,” the head of national intelligence said.

When in July 2018 of the year on the National Security Forum, during an interview with Coats, was informed that they had decided to invite President Putin to the White House, the news was a big surprise for him.

“Repeat what you said? Did I hear correctly? — he asked to the laughter of the audience. “Oookey... This will be something special.”

Coates also disagreed with Trump's approach to North Korea.

In January, when he testified in Congress, Coates directly contradicted President Trump’s statements that North Korea no longer posed a threat to the United States.

The head of National Intelligence told congressmen that Pyongyang is unlikely to give up nuclear weapons.

Who is Dan Coats

Dan Coates became director of National Intelligence in March 2017.

He was born in Jackson, Michigan. He has two university degrees - one in political science and the other in law.

Dan Coates, a member of the Republican Party, was elected senator from Indiana between the 1989 and 1999 years, and then in the 2011-2017 years.

Coates also served as the US ambassador to Germany from 2001 to 2005 a year.

Before Donald Trump came to power, Dan Coates urged US President Barack Obama to impose tough sanctions against Russia for annexing Crimea in 2014.

As a result, Coates was on the list of people who were denied entry to Russia.

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