UPDATE— President Trump made the announcement official today!

….for the wonderful job he has done, and we look forward to working with him closely, perhaps in another capacity within the Administration! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020

Previously………

President Trump is expected to name ⁦Ambassador Richard Grenell⁩ as Acting Head of Intelligence.

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Grenell is currently the US Ambassador to Germany.

This move would shake up the rogue intelligence agencies who are notoriously anti-Trump.

Trump Expected to Name ⁦@RichardGrenell⁩ as Acting Head of Intelligence The move would place a Trump loyalist atop the intelligence agencies long viewed skeptically by the White House. Grenell is currently serving as US Ambassador to Germany https://t.co/aU84fKKCak — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) February 19, 2020

News – President Trump expected to tap Ric Grenell for ODNI https://t.co/zZlkhBIfWT — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 19, 2020

Donald Trump Jr. already gave the ambassador a shout-out on his promotion — so it must be in the works.

An amazing choice!!! @realDonaldTrump deserves someone he can trust and someone who knows how to get things done in this position. Congrats @RichardGrenell go get em. https://t.co/KAKUhYElDj — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 19, 2020