Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump.
As is customary, U.S. presidents can continue to receive classified intelligence briefings after they leave office. However, current President Joe Biden told the media Friday (Feb. 5) that former President Trump (Trump) “doesn’t have to” continue to receive classified briefings.
In an interview with the CBS Evening News host, Biden was asked if he thought Trump should continue to receive classified intelligence and replied, “I don’t think so.”
“I just don’t think he needs to be receiving intelligence briefings. What’s the value of giving him intelligence briefings? What would be the purpose of him knowing that? Other than maybe talking out of turn.” Biden said.
Earlier this week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that Biden’s national security team is reviewing whether to revoke Trump’s access to classified information because Democrats believe he cannot be trusted with state secrets.
Trump has stepped down as president, but the U.S. public’s support for him remains high.
According to a new poll by The Hill, if Trump leaves the Republican Party and forms a new party, 64 percent of Republican voters will join in supporting the party. Among independents and Democrats, 28 percent and 15 percent of voters, respectively, would likely switch to the new Trump-led party.
The poll also shows that overall about 37 percent of voters say they would likely join a new party if Trump were to form one.
Late last month, however, Jason Miller, a senior adviser to Trump’s 2020 campaign, has told Fox News that Trump “has made clear his goal of backing Republicans to win the House and Senate in 2022,” and beyond that “There aren’t any aggressive plans in the works.”
Trump himself told the Washington Examiner, a conservative weekly news magazine, after leaving the White House on Jan. 20 to return to his Sea Lake estate in Florida, “We’re going to do something, not now, but soon.” But he did not provide more details.
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