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Biden paints dire picture of US national security agencies



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The president-elect says Trump is leaving key departments “hollowed out” and accused Pentagon officials of not sharing information.President-elect Joe Biden criticised President Donald Trump’s stewardship of the US’s foreign policy and national security apparatus, saying “many of those agencies that are critical to our security have incurred enormous damage”.
“Many of them have been hollowed out, in personnel, capacity and in morale,” said Biden, adding that policy processes “have been atrophied or have been sidelined” and US alliances have suffered “disrepair”.
“All of that makes it harder to protect the American people,” Biden said during remarks in …

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