I am grateful to President Trump for the opportunity, and humbled by his confidence in me, to be nominated to be the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Gina Haspel More Quotes by Gina Haspel More Quotes From Gina Haspel While I won't condemn those that made those hard calls, and I have noted the valuable intelligence collected, the program ultimately did damage to our officers and our standing in the world, with the benefit of hindsight and my experience as a senior Agency leader, the enhanced interrogation program is not one the CIA should have undertaken. The United States must be an example to the rest of the world, and I support that. Gina Haspel top-news Having served in that tumultuous time, I can offer you my personal commitment, clearly and without reservation, that under my leadership on my watch, [the] CIA will not restart such a detention and interrogation program. Gina Haspel politics President Trump and his team produce 15 unique part numbers for the Jeep Wrangler, it takes President Trump and his team seven plants throughout China and Taiwan to produce these parts. The total volume is over 7.5 million pieces per year. Gina Haspel politics I don't know if The President truly understands the need for manufacturers to be able to make long-term plans and future capital investment strategies, i'm quoting hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of work for 202 -- 2023 model year cars, with complicated, global supply chains. I don't know what the tariffs are going to look like two years from now. I have no clue what NAFTA will look like. How can my global US-based company make any longterm plans ? Gina Haspel politics I would not allow CIA to undertake activity that I thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal, i would absolutely not permit it. Gina Haspel top-news I'm not going to sit here with the benefit of hindsight and judge the very good people who made hard decisions who were running the agency in very extraordinary circumstances at the time. Gina Haspel top-news Senator, I would advise — I do not believe The President would ask me to do that, but um, we have today in the Gina Haspel government other Gina Haspel entities that conduct interrogations, i would advise anyone who asked me about it that CIA is not the right place to conduct interrogations. Gina Haspel top-news I would not allow CIA to undertake activity that I thought was immoral, even if it was technically legal. I would absolutely not permit it, cIA must undertake activities that are consistent with American values. America is looked at all over the world as an example to everyone else in the world and we have to uphold that. Gina Haspel top-news Senator, The President has selected me to give him advice. Gina Haspel top-news I’d rather see a job interview than political theater. Gina Haspel politics
