On July 28, 2019, [[President Donald Trump]] (R) said he was nominating Ratcliffe to be the [[director of national intelligence]] (DNI). On August 2, 2019, Trump announced that Ratcliffe had decided to stay in Congress. | On July 28, 2019, [[President Donald Trump]] (R) said he was nominating Ratcliffe to be the [[director of national intelligence]] (DNI). On August 2, 2019, Trump announced that Ratcliffe had decided to stay in Congress. |