The following editorial by the Star Tribune Editorial Board was posted on their website August 19, 2018:
Revoking security clearances shows president’s autocratic tendencies.
The autocratic tendencies of this country’s chief executive grow stronger by the day, this time taking the form of revoking security clearances as punishment for those whose words embarrass, displease or reveal.
But in revoking the clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, President Donald Trump has crossed a line among those trained to spot governments in crisis.