“Former CIA Director Brennan is deeply saddened and angered at Donald Trump’s despicable display of self-aggrandizement in front of CIA’s Memorial Wall of Agency heroes,” Brennan said via former CIA deputy chief of staff Nick Shapiro. | Getty Brennan: Trump ‘should be ashamed of himself’

Recently resigned CIA director John Brennan slammed President Donald Trump Saturday over the president’s speech to agency employees.

“Former CIA Director Brennan is deeply saddened and angered at Donald Trump’s despicable display of self-aggrandizement in front of CIA’s Memorial Wall of Agency heroes. Brennan says that Trump should be ashamed of himself,” Brennan said via former CIA deputy chief of staff Nick Shapiro.


Brennan balked at Trump’s remarks at the agency’s Langley headquarters, in which the new commander-in-chief promised to support the agency but also ripped the “dishonest media” and boast about his appearances on magazine covers and inauguration crowds.

“I can only say that I am with you 1,000 percent. And the reason you’re my first stop,” Trump said, “is that as you know I have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. Right? And they sort of made it sound like I have this feud with the intelligence community.”

Since winning the presidential election, Trump has repeatedly criticized intelligence agencies for their conclusions about Russia’s role in the 2016 race, as well as voiced his displeasure with leaked materials emerging from private meetings with agency officials.