Trump Says He ‘Won’t Use’ Nation’s 16 Intelligence Agencies ‘Because They’ve Made Such Bad Decisions’

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to receive his first classified briefing in New York City on Wednesday.

But Trump is already suggesting that he’ll disregard any intelligence he obtains from senior government officials.Â

Asked byÂ Fox & Friends whether he trusts U.S. intelligence, Trump said: â€œNot so much from the people that have been doing it for our country. I mean, look whatâ€™s happened over the last ten years. â€¦ Itâ€™s been catastrophic. Very easy to use them, but I won’t use them because theyâ€™ve made such bad decisions.”Â

Flynn wants closer ties to Russia, took $ to go to Moscow to sit next to Putin at party celebrating propaganda arm. https://t.co/O6sfNB9Dxc â€” James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) August 17, 2016

Instead of relying on the nation’s 16 intelligence agencies, Trump has apparently decided to put his faith in a top adviser with ties to the Russian government. Joining Trump for the briefing will be Michael Flynn, the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency who was recently paid by a state-funded Russian TV network to speak at its 10th-anniversary gala.Â

Trump is bringin Gen. Flynn to classified briefing, but the General would not pass Trump’s “extreme vetting.” https://t.co/bwTZZABUeb â€” jepaco (@jepaco) August 17, 2016

On Tuesday, Fox News’ John RobertsÂ said Flynn would be on hand to â€œinterpret the reportsâ€ because â€œthe Trump campaign is not confident of the quality of the intelligence they will receive.â€

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