Tell Tillis and Budd to Oppose Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence

July 20, 2026

Call Senators Tillis and Budd and tell them to oppose the nomination of Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence, because:

He has no background in national security.
Despite being grilled by several Democrats in confirmation hearings with the Senate Intelligence Committee last week, Clayton refused to say “Biden won the 2020 election.” The closest he would come was “Biden was certified as President.”
Clayton also subpoenaed New York Times reporters for their reporting on Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane. Senator Ron Wyden (D Oregon) called this a “flagrant attack on journalists and the First Amendment.”

Read about Clayton’s appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee in this Washington Post piece.

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