Tony Schaefer

So there's, you know. So I think based on her experience within Congress, being a lieutenant colonel in the reserves, which I still respect and obviously I think it's a good thing.

based on her being targeted and on the terrorist watch list, which I did get confirmation from a separate DHS source, I think she is going to go in there and be willing to do some things that other DNIs would not have necessarily been willing to do because they were afraid of upsetting the status quo. So based on that alone, I think I give it an A for what I see is coming. Okay.

based on her being targeted and on the terrorist watch list, which I did get confirmation from a separate DHS source, I think she is going to go in there and be willing to do some things that other DNIs would not have necessarily been willing to do because they were afraid of upsetting the status quo. So based on that alone, I think I give it an A for what I see is coming. Okay.

based on her being targeted and on the terrorist watch list, which I did get confirmation from a separate DHS source, I think she is going to go in there and be willing to do some things that other DNIs would not have necessarily been willing to do because they were afraid of upsetting the status quo. So based on that alone, I think I give it an A for what I see is coming. Okay.

No, that's very interesting.

No, that's very interesting.

No, that's very interesting.

Well, I don't know. I called Lloyd Austin on. I know Lloyd Austin and I called him the ultimate DEI hire yesterday. So I don't know. I think I'm pretty blunt.

Well, I don't know. I called Lloyd Austin on. I know Lloyd Austin and I called him the ultimate DEI hire yesterday. So I don't know. I think I'm pretty blunt.

Well, I don't know. I called Lloyd Austin on. I know Lloyd Austin and I called him the ultimate DEI hire yesterday. So I don't know. I think I'm pretty blunt.

They do not have budgetary control. Yeah. To your point, Mike, they have no budgetary control. Each entity still has their own budget that they have to justify to Congress. So that was one of the big things. I actually met with Negroponte on this when they formed it.

They do not have budgetary control. Yeah. To your point, Mike, they have no budgetary control. Each entity still has their own budget that they have to justify to Congress. So that was one of the big things. I actually met with Negroponte on this when they formed it.

They do not have budgetary control. Yeah. To your point, Mike, they have no budgetary control. Each entity still has their own budget that they have to justify to Congress. So that was one of the big things. I actually met with Negroponte on this when they formed it.

Ambassador Negroponte was the first DNI, and he and John Layman, my friend, former Secretary of the Navy, they were going back and forth, as this was based on a recommendation from the 9-11 Commission to create this warehousing, if you will, of requirements. And so one of the issues was, and still is, Without budgetary control, you have a hard time being director.

Ambassador Negroponte was the first DNI, and he and John Layman, my friend, former Secretary of the Navy, they were going back and forth, as this was based on a recommendation from the 9-11 Commission to create this warehousing, if you will, of requirements. And so one of the issues was, and still is, Without budgetary control, you have a hard time being director.

Ambassador Negroponte was the first DNI, and he and John Layman, my friend, former Secretary of the Navy, they were going back and forth, as this was based on a recommendation from the 9-11 Commission to create this warehousing, if you will, of requirements. And so one of the issues was, and still is, Without budgetary control, you have a hard time being director.

Well, considering I just badmouthed the current guy, I can only go up from here, Mike. So knowing both men. Now, so this is great. You know, this is great. I know both men. I have served with Lloyd Austin. It's documented in my book, Operation Dark Heart, so people can read about that if they want. And I know Pete Hengstead. I've been, you know, friends with Pete for a long time.

Well, considering I just badmouthed the current guy, I can only go up from here, Mike. So knowing both men. Now, so this is great. You know, this is great. I know both men. I have served with Lloyd Austin. It's documented in my book, Operation Dark Heart, so people can read about that if they want. And I know Pete Hengstead. I've been, you know, friends with Pete for a long time.

Well, considering I just badmouthed the current guy, I can only go up from here, Mike. So knowing both men. Now, so this is great. You know, this is great. I know both men. I have served with Lloyd Austin. It's documented in my book, Operation Dark Heart, so people can read about that if they want. And I know Pete Hengstead. I've been, you know, friends with Pete for a long time.

Again, full disclosure, I'm friends with Pete. So people just make that with a grain of salt as part of my assessment. He has several things going for him. He's actually got a good degree. He went to Princeton. He went to Harvard. So he's got some education, good education, Ivy League. He's a combat veteran, two Bronze Stars, major.