Ex-CIA analyst John Gentry warns DEI push and ‘significant’ politicization of intelligence services threatens 2024 election
An ex-CIA analyst has warned that the push for diversity, equality and inclusion and the 'significant' politicization of the intelligence services will hamper the 2024 elections.
Dr. John Gentry, who spent 12 years in the CIA and is now a professor at Georgetown University, said Fox news “This is a problem” and that he is confident agencies will try to threaten the upcoming presidential election.
“When you start pushing ideals into organizational culture, you start creating situations where biases can influence analysis,” Gentry told Fox News.
He then compared the current state of policy to the 2020 presidential election, when doubts arose about the intelligence community and began to question whether their intentions were political or stemmed from “ideology-driven analytical errors” like the DEI policy.
Gentry added that DEI policies at intelligence agencies like the CIA have made more of an effort to focus on a “woke” political agenda rather than their typical operations.
Dr. John Gentry, who spent 12 years as an analyst at the CIA, told Fox News that the DEI push and the “significant” politicization of the intelligence community will have an impact on the 2024 election.
Gentry cited former CIA Director John Brennan (left) and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (right) as two driving forces in support of DEI policies
DEI policies entered the federal workplace during Bill Clinton's presidency and were formally introduced when Barak Obama signed an executive order in 2011.
In 2021, President Biden signed a new executive order that added accessibility to federal workplace policies.
Although these discussions did not take place while Gentry was at the CIA, he claims to have been informed by intelligence sources that political activism has now become “common.”
He cited former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper as two driving forces supporting the shift in workplace ideologies.
Gentry said both Brennan and Clapper “began to accelerate this process” by pushing employees to learn about diversity and inclusion issues.
The professor made it clear that he believes the DEI agenda in intelligence agencies has had a negative impact on employees.
He said, “There are a lot of people who are unhappy about it because it politicizes the workforce and divides the workforce between people who believe in DEI policies and those who don't.”
During his interview, he discussed his new book, “Neutering the CIA: Why US Intelligence Versus Trump Has Long-Term Consequences,” and provided examples where the process framework played a role and had a lasting impact on the US.
He claimed that previous members of the intelligence community saw how impactful they were in the 2020 election for former President Donald Trump, adding that “no one was criticized” for their actions.
Gentry claimed that previous members of the intelligence community saw how impactful they became in the 2020 election for former President Donald Trump, adding that 'no one was criticized'
In 2021, President Biden signed a new executive order adding accessibility policies in the federal workplace
During that election cycle, Trump attempted to return to the Oval Office after failing to win a consecutive second term when he lost to Biden.
He continued to fight the loss, saying there had been election fraud. It was later revealed that Trump admitted that “it was my decision” to try to overturn the 2020 election, and insisted he was not acting on advice from a lawyer.
Now that Trump has run for president in the current election, Gentry said, “I have long thought that next year we will probably see former intelligence officers politically active again against Trump or whoever the Republican presidential nominee is, and I expect there will be leaks.” will arise. to resume.'
Regarding the current president, Gantry also mentioned downplaying Hunter Biden's laptop scandal and saying it was “clearly political.”
Both Brennan and Clapper signed a letter from 51 former intelligence officials claiming Hunter's laptop had “all the classic hallmarks of a Russian information operation.”
The ex-CIA agent then said a source revealed to him that this was done “in certain terms” to benefit President Joe Biden's campaign.
Documents obtained by Fox News Digital showed that the Central Intelligence Agency had approved the release of the president's son's laptop letter.
Several bank statements and emails were found on the computer as Hunter faced nine federal tax charges in an indictment alleging he lived a “lavish lifestyle” while deliberately failing to pay his taxes.
Trump has been indicted four times in the past year — twice in cases related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Both Brennan and Clapper signed a letter from 51 former intelligence officials claiming Hunter's laptop had “all the classic hallmarks of a Russian information operation.”
Banking records obtained by DailyMail.com linked him to purchases of crack pipes, prostitutes, pimps, additional smoking paraphernalia and clubs in DC.
“So if you put all these things together, I'm pretty confident we're going to see a resurgence of activism,” Gentry said.
William Burns, the current director of the CIA, discussed the issue in a speech at the Aspen Security Forum in July.
“My obligation, and President Biden reminds me regularly, is to provide the best information we can gather and analyze directly, even when it is difficult for policymakers,” Burns said.
“I've spent enough time on the other side of the table to know when it's tough, when someone tells you that the big new idea is actually not that big, not that new and not that effective.”