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

Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government ...

"John is an outstanding man of great talent!" Trump tweeted in announcing Ratcliffe's first nomination. MORE: Trump's DNI ...

The former director of national intelligence is likely to be confirmed to preside over the powerful spy agency.

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

The president-elect’s unconventional choices would place loyalists in top national security. positions.

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

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

President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Tuesday that his nominee to lead the C.I.A. would be John Ratcliffe, a former ...

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

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