Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his cabinet
CBSMAY 2023
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Under the leadership of Bill Burns, the CIA has made vital contributions to national security decision-making while also playing a major role in the US strategy regarding Russia as it unlawfully attacks Ukraine. While Cabinet nominations are mostly symbolic measures, this move does recognize his influence in the Biden administration.
Republican narrative
Burns has long been one of Biden's closest advisers, so the fact that Biden has named him to a largely ceremonial post in the Cabinet has effectively no meaning at all. Yet, it's undeniably shocking to notice that a cabinet-level official met with Jeffrey Epstein at least three times after the financier had already been convicted of sex crimes.