For Spy Agencies, Briefing Trump Is a Test of Holding His Attention

Correction: May 21, 2020 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misstated when Beth Sanner replaced Ted Gistaro as the analyst who delivers President Trump’s intelligence briefing. She started the job in 2019, not April 2017. WASHINGTON — President Trump has blamed many others for his administration’s flawed response to the coronavirus: China, governors, the Obama administration, the…