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

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

John Ratcliffe, the former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence in Trump’s first term, is in line to head the premier all-source spy agency.

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate John Ratcliffe, his former head of national intelligence, to lead the CIA. Ratcliffe, a former Texas representative, was critical of investigations into Trump while in Congress and later served as a member of his impeachment team during Democrats’ first effort to boot Trump from office.

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

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

Ratcliffe, a former congressman from Texas, previously served as director of national intelligence in Trump's first term.

A viral social media claim suggests that attorney and former National Security Council staffer Kash Patel was appointed to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Verdict: Misleading Attorney John Ratcliffe was nominated to lead the CIA.

Donald Trump is weighing a push from right-wing allies to nominate Kash Patel to lead the FBI, one of the clearest indications Trump plans to stick by his vow to fire Director Christopher Wray before his 10-year term ends and replace him with a loyalist.