Rice, who served as former President Barack Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations and later as his national security adviser, has kept a relatively low profile since Trump has taken office. Despite this, she was included on a list of names Trump is reviewing to see whether they will continue to have the ability to receive classified information. “She’s a convenient target for something that has nothing to do with what she’s said,” said Ned Price, a former CIA analyst and National Security Council spokesman under Obama. Trump has called her a “crazed, crying lowlife” and “a dog” in statements on Twitter earlier this week. His White House has had difficulties with questions of whether Trump has any high-ranking African-Americans in his White House.

Source: Huffington Post August 15, 2018 23:03 UTC