‘Republicans fell into a trap’: Trump halts DNI nomination until his latest demand is met

President Donald Trump delivers remarks alongside Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and CMMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz during a Rural Health Transformation Event in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)'The Republicans wound up having fulfilled their commitment, but Dumocrats broke the Deal'