At first glance, John Brennan and John Ratcliffe have little in common. Indeed, beyond serving atop America’s intelligence agencies, Brennan and Ratcliffe epitomize the deep political discord of the post-Trump era.
Brennan, a former CIA director, launched scathing verbal assaults against President Trump, quickly becoming Public Enemy No. 1 among conservative media outlets and many Trump supporters.
As Trump’s hand-picked director of national intelligence, Ratcliffe faced a torrent of criticism for politicizing intelligence for Trump’s benefit.
The two even engaged in something of a feud, with Brennan launching a blistering attack on Ratcliffe for releasing sensitive, unverified intelligence allegedly to boost Trump’s 2020 reelection bid.
Yet for their extreme political differences, Brennan and Ratcliffe share a unique bond. They are among a small but steadily growing cohort of former government officials speaking candidly about a series of bizarre, unexplained encounters that occurred in American airspace in recent years.
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