Obama administration alum Jeh Johnson defended two of the people President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to serve in national security-related positions in his incoming administration: former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and decorated U.S. Army veteran Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. While Johnson made it clear — during his Thursday appearance on CNN News Central — that he was not a fan of Trump’s choice for Attorney General, he was willing to give a little grace on some of the others. He even defended Gabbard and Hegseth, explaining why they could be solid choices for those specific roles in Trump’s new administration. Host Sara Sidner raised the question regarding Gabbard first, repeating the preferred Democrat-media narrative that the former Democrat is somehow beholden to Russia. “She has spread Russian propaganda. She has challenged the intelligence on whether President Assad used chemical weapons, which the intelligence said he had certainly done. And now she’s in this position to potentially head the high intelligence agency over all intelligence agencies. What does this mean? To you?” she asked. “Well, I’m going to surprise you a little bit. I don’t think that it is an absolute prerequisite that the director of national intelligence be someone of the intelligence community. I also believe that on occasion, it’s a good thing to be skeptical of the intelligence that we’re provided. Those of us who are in a position of making serious decisions, policymakers,” Johnson replied. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “So being skeptical of what the intelligence community produces can be a good thing. And I’m thinking of the intelligence leading up to the Iraq war, for example,” he added. Sidner then pivoted to Hegseth — a 20-year veteran who received two Bronze Stars and deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay — whom she referred to as a “Fox anchor” and only mentioned briefly that he served in the National Guard. “Let me ask you about another controversial pick, a Fox anchor, Pete Hegseth. He did serve in the Army National Guard, but now he is up for secretary of defense. And, you know, he said a few things. He has lobbied for people who are accused of war crimes in Afghanistan. He recently said that women do not belong in combat roles. But you have said that you’d give him the benefit of the doubt. Why?” “I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt,” Johnson said. “Because here’s somebody who was well-educated, obviously intelligent, was in financial services, was in the Wall Street community for a while, could have made a lot of money and chose to leave that, put on the uniform of our country, and see combat. So I give him the benefit of the doubt for that reason.” Johnson went on to say that both Gabbard and Hegseth would have to appear before the Senate for their confirmation hearings, and he said that he expected the Senate to do its job in vetting them thoroughly.

We’ve all had those moments where we’ve yelled at our technology, right? Sure, it’s supposed to make life so much easier, but it can be very frustrating when these smart devices can’t figure out what the heck we’re talking about. It should be so simple just to tell Siri, Alexa, and their friends what to do, yet sometimes they just don’t get it. We are not alone. Even Céline Dion can’t get Siri to do what she wants. She posted a hilarious video on Instagram of an all too familiar occurrence, making us feel a bit better about ourselves. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion) Siri Didn’t Want To Do What Céline Dion Wanted Her To The six-time Grammy winner asked Siri to play her version Hymne à l’amour. It seems Siri didn’t’ quite understand Céline’s request and played another of her famous hits. She said, “Hey Siri, play Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion?,’ ” Her phone responded, “I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On.” “No! Hello,” a frustrated Céline said. “No, no, no.” She asked a second time and once again, Siri played My Heart Will Go On. Céline decided to give it one more shot and made her request in her most elegant French accent. This time, Siri got it right. “Third time’s a charm,” she captioned the video. A fan wrote, “But Siri knows that Céline Dion is the greatest and most beautiful singer of all time!” This fan agreed, “Omg I love you so much.” This one noticed that Siri didn’t quite do Céline’s accent justice. “And yet Siri’s final response was barely French.” Céline, thank you for sharing your blunder and helping us remember we aren’t alone. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Siri Won’t Stop Playing “My Heart Will Go On” & Céline Dion Is Beside Herself appeared first on InspireMore.

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