Democrat McCaskill defends no vote on Trump CIA pick – but can't say whySenator Claire McCaskill of Missouri has defended her vote against Donald Trump’s pick for CIA director, but said the specific reasons for it were classified. “She put partisan politics over national security.”McCaskill represents a state that has trended more Republican in recent years. Trump won Missouri by nearly 19% in 2016. Acknowledging the Republican shift in her state, McCaskill said Missouri voters would need “proof of independence” to support her re-election bid. She noted that she supported Trump’s pick of Mike Pompeo to serve as secretary of state, adding that she voted with her party only about half the time.

Source: The Guardian May 20, 2018 12:56 UTC