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Former CIA Director Michael Hayden on Wednesday agreed with a British journalist’s competition that Republicans had been extra “nihilistic” and “dangerous” than extremists teams and dictatorships around the globe.
“I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career,” tweeted Financial Times columnist Edward Luce on Thursday. “Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous & contemptible than today’s Republicans. Nothing close.”
Michael Hayden, former Director of the CIA and NSA, speaks at ‘Nobel Week Dialogue: the Future of Truth’ convention at at Svenska Massan on December 9, 2017, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Among those that agreed with Luce’s competition used to be former CIA Director Michael Hayden, who tweeted: “I agree. And I was the CIA Director.”

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Jeff Giesea, an entrepreneur and self-declared former Trump supporter, wondered the productiveness of one of these remark, noting that it might simplest support the GOP’s “narrative of a partisan, weaponized intelligence apparatus.”
“Further, your message overstates the case. Do you truly believe the GOP is more nihilistic & contemptible than Al Qaeda? Seriously? Make that case,” Giesea wrote in a follow-up tweet. “You also paint with too broad a brush. Not all Republicans are extremists, and Uncle MAGA is not the enemy. Tone it down.”
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In addition to CIA Director and National Security Agency Director, General Michael Hayden has additionally served as a countrywide safety contributor to CNN.