Well, this is absurd, and all because the intelligence agencies do not want to upset the very stable genius and ten year old in the Oval Office. Think about that, Trump fans. Everyone has to tip toe around the 10 year old at the head of our government. WTF.....
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/15/intel-agencies-threats-hearing-trump-099494
The U.S. intelligence community is trying to persuade House and Senate lawmakers to drop the public portion of an annual briefing on the globe’s greatest security threats — a move compelled by last year’s session that provoked an angry outburst from President Donald Trump, multiple sources told POLITICO.
Officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, on behalf of the larger clandestine community, don’t want agency chiefs to be seen on-camera as disagreeing with the president on big issues such as Iran, Russia or North Korea, according to three people familiar with preliminary negotiations over what's known as the Worldwide Threats hearing.
The request, which is unlikely to be approved, has been made through initial, informal conversations at the staff level between Capitol Hill and the clandestine community, the people said.
At the last such threats briefing a year ago, the chiefs presented findings that
diverged from the president’s statements on the longevity of Islamic State terror group, as well as Iran and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. He blistered them on Twitter the following day, labeling them “passive” and “naive” while
writing that “Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!"