Dan Coats: “The duties of Commander in Chief are to direct that Army, to deploy that Army when necessary to defend the United…”

I know others have talked about that here today, but when you and I had a chance to talk earlier in the last couple weeks, I mentioned one of my real concerns about China.

We can create a discipline, a way of thinking about these challenges.

You will need to inspire a workforce that has unfortunately been hollowed out by years of firings, and remind them that their mission is critical--and still noble.

You'll need to demonstrate to the American people that the Intelligence Community deserves their utmost confidence as a source of truth and insight.