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Vol. 15 · No. 118 · Saturday, 3 October 2026

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Nation's spies enroll in Trump Intel university after president says they should go back to school

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NEW YORK — All 17 members of the nation’s Intelligence Community (IC) enrolled in Trump Intelligence University on Wednesday after President Trump suggested on Twitter that they go back to school.

From the CIA and the Air Force Intelligence Service to the Department of State and the National Security Agency, the new students reportedly “giggled with excitement and tried but failed to ‘high five’ each other” at the news of being admitted to such a well-known center of academic excellence.

They all promised the president that they would be diligent in their studies and do very greatly in school.

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