DRAINING THE SWAMP

Donald Trump has sent shockwaves through D.C. after a top House Republican charged with overseeing the CIA and FBI was dramatically replaced.

Speaker Mike Johnson stunned lawmakers Wednesday when he announced that he is replacing House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner.

Turner, 65, who served as the committee's chair since January 2023, was accused by Trump loyalists in the Freedom Caucus of having a 'sycophantic' relationship with members of the CIA and FBI.

While Johnson claimed that Trump had no direct role in Turner's knifing, sources claimed that the president-elect personally intervened.

Trump has vowed to 'drain the swamp' and is expected to target the intelligence services which he believes have worked to keep him out of the White House as part of a 'Deep State' operation.

As part of his MAGA overhaul, Trump has tapped Tulsi Gabbard to become the new director of National Intelligence and Kash Patel to lead the FBI.

Both nominations have sparked a backlash from the establishment over comments that Gabbard and Patel have made about their opposition to the 'Deep State.'

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