CIA Director Mike Pompeo took a swipe at Wikileakson Thursday, saying he doesn't \"love\" the anti-secrecy organization. <\/p>\n
Pompeo arguedduring aninterview with conservative New York Times columnist Bret Stephens at theAspen Institutes Security Forum that Wikileaks is intent on harming America. <\/p>\n
\"WikiLeaks will take down America any way they can,\" he said. <\/p>\n
\"I don't love WikiLeaks.\" <\/p>\n
Pompeo was also asked about whether he believes Russia interfered in the 2016 election. <\/p>\n
\"Of course they did,\" he said. \"And the one before that. And the one before that.\" <\/p>\n
The CIA chiefhas previously come out strongly against WikiLeaks, calling them a non-state hostile intelligence service\" in an April speech in his first public speech since joining President Trumps administration. <\/p>\n
\"It's time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is: A non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia, he said. <\/p>\n
But both Trump and Pompeo praised WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign, with Trump once declaringon the campaign trail, I love WikiLeaks. <\/p>\n
Pompeo also once used his congressional Twitter account to tweet a link to WikiLeaks posting of thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee. CNNfound several other instances in which Pompeo cited WikiLeaks to attack then-Democratic nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonFormer Justice Dept spokesman: Trump looks 'super guilty' Maxine Waters is joking about 2020 but not about Trump How Florida explains our polarized politics MORE. <\/p>\n
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