Evening Edition: Biden Picks Longtime Diplomat To Head CIA

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🗓️ 11 January 2021

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President-elect Biden has named former Ambassador and Deputy Secretary of State William Burns as his choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Burns looks to have bipartisan appeal with a three decade long career in government working under both Republican and Democrat administrations but, some in the GOP may not like his role in the Iran nuclear deal. FOX’s Gurnal Scott speaks to FOX's Tonya J. Powers about William Burn's background and service in government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.6	I'm Dana Perino, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:19.3	Monday, January 11th, 2021. I'm Gernal Scott. The administration of President-elect
0:29.7	Joe Biden is taking shape and his latest nominee that he hopes will lead the CIA, William Burns,
0:36.7	may play a major role in assessing threats to the United States from abroad.
0:41.8	We've got the cyber attacks that the U.S government has
0:44.4	seen Russia is involved in, also the ongoing situations in China and Iran.
0:48.8	This is the Fox News rundown, Evening Edition. With many threats facing America as we transition to a new administration, President-elect
1:02.3	Joe Biden has placed his trust in an accomplished
1:05.8	public servant to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
1:09.6	His name is William Burns, and he has made a career of fostering diplomatic relations is Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia in a news release,
1:25.0	as being, quote, a smart and tested public servant who is free from political interference,
1:31.0	and one who, again, quoting Senator Senator Warner will not politicize our
1:35.6	national security institutions. Let's get some insight into who William
1:40.3	Burns is.
1:41.3	Well I'm glad you said history because he's got quite a bit of it in government service.
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