Ex-CIA chief Brennan labels Trump 'despicable'

Donald Trump hit again Sunday in response to sturdy criticism by ex-CIA chief John Brennan, who known as his Saturday speech on the Company's HQ a 'despicable show'.

Brennan was incensed after Trump stood in entrance of the CIA's Memorial Wall - which is devoted to those that died within the line of service - and took the chance to boast about his inauguration crowds and decry the 'mendacity media'.

However Trump tweeted Sunday that regardless of the former CIA head thought, the assembly had gone nicely. 

'Had an incredible assembly at CIA Headquarters yesterday, packed home, paid nice respect to Wall, lengthy standing ovations, wonderful folks,' he wrote. 'WIN!' 

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Donald Trump has hit again after ex-CIA director John Brennan (pictured) known as his 'self-aggrandizing' speech on the CIA headquarters on Saturday a 'despicable show' 

Trump tweeted Sunday that that he 'paid nice respect' to the Memorial Wall, which honors fallen staff, and had 'lengthy standing ovations' 

Nick Shapiro, a former aide to John Brennan at CIA, mentioned to NBC onSaturday: 'Former CIA Director Brennan is deeply saddened and angered at Donald Trump's despicable show of self-aggrandizement in entrance of CIA's Memorial Wall of Company heroes.'  

In accordance with Shapiro, Brennan believes that Trump ought to be ashamed of himself.

This comes after weeks of back-and-forth feuding between President Trump and Brennan, relating to claims surrounding the soiled file.

The feud culminated in Trump blaming intelligence businesses for utilizing Nazi-like ways - drawing a rebuke from Brennan.

In his speech on the CIA, Trump expressed help for the Company, but in addition spent a bit of his time there denouncing the media for what he believes is dishonest and biased protection of his inaugural weekend.

'I've a operating battle with the media. They're among the many most dishonest folks on earth,' Trump mentioned. 

'They made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence folks.'

He spent time period in the course of the briefing discussing himself and his accomplishments, boasting in regards to the dimension of his inaugural crowds and commenting on how good he's, reported NBC.

Brennan's comment got here by way of Nick Shapiro, his former aide on the CIA, who mentioned that the ex-chief believes Trump ought to be ashamed of himself for his speech (pictured)

The tone was vastly totally different to that of different presidents who've spoken there, a lot of whom tended to pay shut consideration to the sacrifices of the CIA officers and their households.

A former senior CIA officer known as the president's remarks a 'free-wheeling, narcissistic diatribe,' reported NBC.

Nonetheless, one other former CIA officer who helps Trump advised NBC that the go to was successful, saying: 'That is the half the media would not get - this isn't like another president. 

'The critics hate this president a lot they can't get previous it. The reality of the go to was within the face-to-face conferences - folks have been comfortable to speak to him. That assuaged loads of issues and loads of anxiousness.' 

The brand new president additionally took the time to launch one other assault on the 'dishonest' media at CIA headquarters, telling staff of the spy company that reported attendance numbers for his swearing-in dramatically undershot the reality.

His declaration instructed that he believes one unnamed tv community might have aired an overhead picture shot lengthy earlier than the ceremony started.

Trump spent a lot of his speech in the course of the briefing boasting of his accomplishments, together with the dimensions of his inaugural crowds and the way good he's

'We had a large subject of individuals. You noticed that. Packed,' he advised the CIA staff.

'I rise up this morning, I activate one of many networks, they usually present an empty subject. I mentioned, "Wait a minute! I made a speech! I appeared out. The sector was - it appeared like 1,000,000, 1,000,000 and a half folks!"'

'It appeared actually - it appeared like 1,000,000 and a half folks,' Trump mentioned. 'No matter it was, it was. But it surely went all the way in which again to the Washington Monument.

'And I activate the factor, and by mistake I get this community, and it confirmed an empty subject. And it mentioned we drew 250,000 folks.'

'Now, that is not unhealthy,' Trump continued, 'however it's a lie.'

'We had 250,000 folks actually round - , within the little bowl we constructed. That was 250,000 folks. 

'The remainder of the, , 20-block space again to the Washington Monument was packed. So we caught them. And we caught them in a magnificence. And I feel they'll pay a giant value.'

The tone was vastly totally different than that of different presidents who've spoken there, a lot of whom are likely to pay shut consideration to the sacrifices of the CIA officers and their households

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