It is important to recognize that there is always some friction between an incoming president and his (or, in the future, her) intelligence agencies. What is unique about these most recent incidents is the public nature of the disagreements between President-elect Trump and the intelligence officials. Of course, in the past, stories of how and what intelligence the president consumed would leak out. JUST WATCHED Team Trump tactics: Deny, conflate, confuse Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Team Trump tactics: Deny, conflate, confuse 04:28But never before have the disagreements taken on such a high profile in the media. President-elect Trump takes to Twitter to air his disagreements with, or criticisms of, the intelligence community and just as quickly the agencies themselves fire back.

Source: CNN January 16, 2017 01:30 UTC