Susan, a yellow Lab, recently completed CIA training for detection K9s, excelling in identifying concealed explosives. Sponsored by James Clapper, a former Director of National Intelligence, her graduation represented a personal connection to his late wife, an NSA employee. Clapper intended to attend the event but was removed from the guest list due to a presidential executive order. Donald Trump, having a notable aversion to dogs, contributed to Clapper’s exclusion given their contentious relationship, underscoring the interplay between politics and personal attachments.
"Now, Donald Trump has a thing against dogs. He has said that the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'died like a dog and a coward.'"
"Clapper was looking forward to attending the dog's graduation ceremony at a CIA training facility in Herndon, Virginia. But the day before the event, in late May, he received an email from the nonprofit dog-training group."
"Clapper, 84, was one of the longest-serving and most experienced intelligence officers in U.S. history, and was the Director of National Intelligence in the Obama administration."
"It was also bittersweet: Clapper named Susan after his late wife, a former National Security Agency employee who had been at his side during his five-decade career."
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