Ex CIA Director John Brennan says he’s embarrassed to be a ‘White Male’

Former Director of the CIA, John Brennan, appeared on MSNBC on Monday the place he proudly declared that he was embarrassed to be a White Male. Brennan, for the longest time, was reviled by liberals and human rights activists. But all of that modified when he made the primary anti-Trump remark. He immediately turned a hero.
John Brennan mentioned that he’s “increasingly embarrassed to be a white male these days, sparking laughter from the MSNBC anchor.” He went on to assert that there are “so few” Republicans Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney who worth reality, honesty and integrity.
Former CIA Director John Brennan says that he’s “increasingly embarrassed to be a white male these days.” pic.twitter.com/vuVrO3uLu4— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 1, 2021
His remark sparked mockery on social media with individuals saying that they’re embarrassed as effectively that John Brennan is a white male.
Well, we’re embarrassed he’s a white male. https://t.co/aT19LBY0Hk— michael (@TheUofofan) March 2, 2021
I agree. I too am embarrassed that @JohnBrennan is a white male. https://t.co/yO0nXfQ4KL— Buckeye Texan (@BuckeyeTexan) March 2, 2021
On behalf of white males, we’re embarrassed he’s one as effectively! https://t.co/pye47IbQHs— Jason Rodgers (@hlthymnd) March 1, 2021
John Brennan might declare that there are far too few Republicans who worth reality, nonetheless, his observe file demonstrates that he’s no beacon of reality both. He needed to withdraw his identify from consideration for the highest CIA put up in 2008 because of his previous assist for George Bush’s torture applications.
As counter-terrorism adviser below Barack Obama, Brennan lied outright when he denied civilian deaths in Pakistan as a consequence of drone strikes. He had claimed in 2011, “In the last year, ‘there hasn’t been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency, precision of the capabilities that we’ve been able to develop,” earlier than including, if there are terrorists who’re inside an space the place there are girls and youngsters or others, you already know, we don’t take such motion that may put these harmless males, girls and youngsters in peril.”
Later, nonetheless, an unbiased research by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism established that a minimum of 45 civilians had misplaced their lives. John Brennan additionally supervised probably the most controversial of Obama’s insurance policies, together with signature strikes in Yemen, which primarily entailed eliminating individuals with out figuring out who they’re. Journalist Glenn Greenwald described the method as “seizing the power to determine who will be marked for execution without any due process, oversight or transparency.”
The ACLU had urged the US Senate to not proceed along with his nomination in 2013 “until it assesses the legality of his actions in past leadership positions in the CIA during the early years of the George W. Bush administration and in his current role in the ongoing targeted killing program”.