Trump had not nominated anyone for the position of CIA director when the post was made. He nominated John Ratcliffe a day later.

Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has chosen John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director.

John Ratcliffe, the former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence in Trump’s first term, is in line to head ...

President-elect Donald Trump designated his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, to become the director ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced that John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, is his pick to lead ...

John Ratcliffe, who previously served as President-elect Trump's principal intelligence advisor, has now been picked by Trump ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked John Ratcliffe, a close ally who was director of national ...

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate John Ratcliffe, his former head of national intelligence, to ...

Ratcliffe represented Texas’ 4th Congressional District until Trump picked him to serve as director of national intelligence ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice Tuesday for CIA Director, tapping his former intelligence chief John ...