(CNN) Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. Trump's shot at the clandestine community even has some Republicans, who are often loath to criticize the President, worried. "The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran," Trump tweeted on Wednesday, a day after damaging testimony by intelligence chiefs on Capitol Hill. Why dissing American spies mattersIt's unprecedented for a president to be so frequently and publicly at war with the intelligence community. When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond.

Source: CNN January 31, 2019 06:14 UTC