# CIA, Pentagon chiefs hold meeting at White House — pool reporters

https://mins.news/en/item/33595

- TASS, 2026-08-26 21:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178081

> CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are believed to have met in the White House West Wing, according to administration pool reporters. They did not say whether President Donald Trump attended. The Kremlin said Ratcliffe’s August 25 Moscow trip concerned contacts between the two countries’ intelligence services.

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