Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra with then candidate Donald Trump (Twitter)
The Hill: Hoekstra emerges as favorite for top intelligence post
Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) is emerging as a top contender to serve as President Trump’s next director of national intelligence (DNI), though several other names have also been floated as possible picks.
Trump praised Hoekstra on Friday, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands and a former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, telling reporters that he likes Hoekstra “a lot.”
“I like Pete Hoekstra a lot. He's great. He's doing a fantastic job in the Netherlands right now,” Trump told reporters.
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WNU Editor: Both men got to know each other during the 2016 campaign.
