Trump had not nominated anyone for the position of CIA director when the post was made. He nominated John Ratcliffe a day later.

John Ratcliffe, the former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence in Trump’s first term, is in line to head ...

John Ratcliffe, who previously served as President-elect Trump's principal intelligence advisor, has now been picked by Trump ...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he'll appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new ...

President-elect Donald Trump designated his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, to become the director ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced that John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, is his pick to lead ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that John Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman and director of ...

Ratcliffe represented Texas’ 4th Congressional District until Trump picked him to serve as director of national intelligence ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has chosen John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked John Ratcliffe, a close ally who was director of national ...

He chose John Ratcliffe, not Patel, a day later. But he is not Trump’s choice to head the CIA during his upcoming term. Reuters reported that some of Trump’s allies wanted Patel, "considered ...

Ratcliffe, a former congressman from Texas, previously served as director of national intelligence in Trump's first term.