Trump’s intelligence chief nominee won’t say Biden won 2020 election

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: July 16, 2026Country: United States

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Trump’s intelligence chief nominee won’t say Biden won 2020 election

President Donald Trump's nominee for intelligence chief, Jay Clayton, evaded directly stating that Trump lost the 2020 election during his Senate confirmation hearing. He only said that Biden had been 'certified' as president and added 'I am not an election denier'.

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