Trump pledges support for u. S. Intelligence agencies, bashes press at cia speech

President Donald Trump visited CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Saturday and gave a speech pledging full White House support for the CIA, especially in counterterrorism projects,

where he argued the United States has been too restrained. "I am so behind you," he said, "you're gonna get so much backing. Maybe you're gonna say, please,

don't give us so much backing, Mr. President, please, we don't need that much backing." Trump also bashed the media for reporting election-era acrimony between himself and

intelligence agencies. "I have a running war with the media, they are among the most dishonest human beings on Earth," he said. "They sort of made it sound like I had a feud

with the intelligence community. The reason you are the number one stop is exactly the opposite." Watch his full remarks below. Bonnie Kristian SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo

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