‘The Five’ pull out all the stops for new female CIA chief after Dems dump on her

Liberals are less-than-thrilled about the prospect of the nation’s first woman CIA Director.

Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice to lead the CIA upon Mike Pompeo’s elevation to Secretary of State, faced scrutiny for a former role overseeing the interrogation of terror suspects at a black site in Thailand, but others praised her record, calling her a “hero.”

On Fox News’ “The Five,” host Jesse Watters said Haspel, who current serves as CIA Deputy Director, was “just following orders,” and that she will be “terrific.”

“It’s gonna be a real historic moment for a woman to lead the agency,” he asserted.

Fellow panelist Greg Gutfeld also offered praise, defending Haspel against accusations that she’s unfit to serve as CIA Director because the non-profit European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights called on Germany to issue an arrest warrant for her.

CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel(CIA via AP).

“I think she should be proud of what she did. She has to make decisions that a lot of her critics don’t have to make,” Gutfeld argued. “She answered the call, and that call forces you to make decisions that could put you in jail.”

“So the thing is, if you’re faced with a potential terror attack that could kill thousands and they say ‘but if you do this, you go to jail,’ if you follow that order, you’re wrong. If you follow the order that puts you in jail, that makes you a hero.”

Dana Perino, who served as Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, added that individuals like Haspel “save lives.”

“And they save lives,” Gutfeld agreed. “So I think she’s a hero.”

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The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File).

Haspel has her detractors.

“Ms. Haspel’s background makes her unsuitable to serve as CIA director,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) told the Daily Beast. “Her nomination must include total transparency about this background.”

Wyden’s criticism focused on the treatment of suspected terrorist Abu Zubaydah, who was waterboarded 83 times, stuffed in wooden box, and slammed against a wall, according to the Daily Beast.

Abu Zubaydah. (U.S. Central Command via AP).

Former CIA employee and whistleblower Edward Snowden also disapproved of the pick.

Republican Senator John McCain surprisingly added himself to the list of Haspel’s critics.

“The torture of detainees in US custody during the last decade was one of the darkest chapters in American history,” McCain tweeted. “The Senate must do its job in scrutinizing the record & involvement of Gina Haspel in this disgraceful program.”

Author Ralph Peters, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel who worked in military intelligence, slammed the left’s “shabby attack” on Haspel in a New York Post op-ed.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo. (Image: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais).

Peters wrote that if Haspel was involved in torture, “good for her. It’s cowardice for any politician, almost two decades after the fact, to criticize actions taken in good faith to protect our country.”

He argued that intelligence agencies faced enormous pressure to prevent another major terror attack following 9/11, and that their techniques, though controversial, “kept us safe.”

In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, the twin towers of the World Trade Center burn after hijacked planes crashed into them in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff, File).

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“Let’s not play the self-righteousness card, if we have never had to make tough decisions ourselves to protect this country.”

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