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PBS features Andrew Weiss, a former State Department official and author of a graphic novel about Vladimir Putin, to provide perspective on Ukraine negotiations. The hosts criticize Weiss as a "spook" and a partisan actor, arguing that PBS has become an anti-Trump operation. They further speculate that the network's aggressive stance is a reaction to potential federal funding cuts.
William Burns, a lifelong diplomat, appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation as CIA Director. Senator Marco Rubio questioned Burns on his previous ties to Chinese-funded organizations during his tenure at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
William Burns CIA Confirmation Hearing and China Influence
William Burns, the nominee for CIA Director, testified before the Senate Intel Committee, identifying China as a "formidable authoritarian adversary." Senator Marco Rubio questioned Burns on the Carnegie Endowment’s past funding from a Chinese influence group, which Burns claimed he ended upon taking leadership.
Katherine Casey, a skeptical investigator for the Reese Committee, examined the early minutes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She reportedly discovered that in 1908, the trustees discussed war as the most effective means to alter the life of an entire people. The records suggested a plan to involve the United States in World War I by gaining control of the State Department and diplomatic machinery.
