In Spies He Trusts? In Cuba, Trump Looks Again to CIA Chief, Rather Than a Diplomat, to Deliver a Message The latest development in US Cuba relations has all the makings of a Washington soap opera.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Havana, complete with publicly disclosed photos and statements from both sides, marks a departure from traditional diplomatic protocol. This is not an isolated incident.
The use of a spy chief as a messenger for the president has become a hallmark of Trump's foreign policy approach.