Ratcliffe previously served as Trump‘s Director of National Intelligence from 2020-2021 and has been called a “warrior for truth” by the president-elect.

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“From exposing fake Russian collusion to be a Clinton campaign operation to catching the FBI’s abuse of Civil Liberties at the FISA Court, John Ratcliffe has always been a warrior for Truth and Honesty with the American Public,” Trump wrote in a statement on Tuesday. “When 51 intelligence officials were lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop, there was one, John Ratcliffe, telling the truth to the American People.”

Trump awarded Ratcliffe the National Security Medal, the nation’s highest honor for an intelligence officer, back in 2020. He would be the first person to serve as both DNI and CIA director, following Senate confirmation.

Trump, currently conducting his presidential transition from Mar-a-Lago, has steadily added allies to his Cabinet in recent days, including a number of high-profile national security positions.

In addition to Ratcliffe, the president-elect tapped Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) to be his national security adviser in the White House.

Trump has reportedly settled on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) to serve as the Secretaries of State and the Department of Homeland Security, respectively. However, the Trump transition team has yet to formally announce either selection.

Trump also elevated his co-campaign manager, Susie Wiles, to be his White House chief of staff and longtime policy advisor, Stephen Miller, to be his deputy chief overseeing policy.