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Bustamante claims Trump ‘shuttered CIA’s budget’ and agency hollowed out
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""Donald Trump when he took over there was all the Russian collusion stuff and CIA didn't like their new president and he didn't like CIA so he shuttered CIA's budget and huge amounts of people started quitting CIA and CIA attritted down to this skeleton of a of a group.""
Andrew Bustamante alleges that during Trump’s first term the CIA’s budget was “shuttered”, prompting major attrition and leaving what he describes as a “skeleton” workforce. He further claims the Biden administration then tried to rebuild the agency and align it with its priorities, citing a heavy emphasis on DEI-themed recruitment messaging.
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- Everyday Spy
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- CIA Spy: Master THIS ONE Skill and Never Get Manipulated Again
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