Former CIA Director James Woolsey has crossed party lines to become a senior adviser to Donald Trump, the campaign announced Monday.
"I have been a 'Scoop Jackson,' 'Joe Lieberman,' Democrat all of my adult life, but I am pleased to be asked to participate with others I respect in advising GOP candidate Donald J. Trump on the urgent need to reinvest in and modernize our military in order to confront the challenges of the 21st century," Woolsey said in a statement.
"Mr. Trump's commitment to reversing the harmful defense budget cuts signed into law by the current administration, while acknowledging the need for debt reduction, is an essential step toward reinstating the United States' primacy in the conventional and digital battlespace," he said.
Woolsey, 74, oversaw the CIA from 1993 until 1995 under former President Bill Clinton. He also was a part of John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign as an adviser on energy and climate change issues.
"Since Secretary Clinton left the State Department we have learned that she demonstrated a complete lack of understanding and an inability to lead the agency she headed in such a way as to maintain its mission and security," Woolsey said in the statement.
"Based on the emails thus far released we know that Secretary Clinton also lacks the ability to lead her senior managers while complying with and maintaining the basic protocols designed to protect our government's sensitive and classified information.
"Mr. Trump understands the magnitude of the threats we face and is holding his cards close to the vest. Bravo Zulu, Mr. Trump," Woolsey concluded.
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