The U.S. Senate confirmed Ratcliffe as head of the CIA by a majority vote
The upper house of the U.S. Congress approved on Thursday, January 23, the nomination of John Ratcliffe for the post of CIA director. The broadcast was conducted by the TV channel C-SPAN.
"For" the appointment Ratcliffe voted 74 senators, "against" - 25.
Earlier, on January 20, the congressional committees on intelligence and armed forces voted nominated by President Donald Trump nominees Pete Hegseth to head the Pentagon, as well as John Ratcliffe - as head of the CIA.
According to Senator John Cornyn, the vote in favor of Ratcliffe's nomination was positive, with 14 in favor and three against. However, all three votes against the nomination came from Democrats.
Earlier that day, Trump in the rotunda of the Capitol took the oath of office, becoming the 47th President of the United States, reports "Gazeta.Ru". Along with him, Vice President Jay Dee Vance was sworn in. This is the second presidential term of Trump, the first time he was the American leader in 2017-2021. In his inaugural speech, the new US president announced the beginning of the "golden age of America".
Later the same day, Trump signed the first decrees and orders on appointments to the government. In addition, the head of state signed an order according to which the flags over government buildings were never lowered during the presidential inauguration. Until this morning, the flag was lowered in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month.
