Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Dr. John Gentry on Tuesday detailed the “fundamental changes” occurring at the agency due to old Obama-era policies.

Gentry appeared on “Jesse Watters Prime Time” and talked about the differences within the agency now compared to when he was active. Fox host Jesse Watters asked the former analyst to explain “how government agencies are using DEI” to mislead the public.

Gentry said the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies implemented by former President Barack Obama in 2011 will be “accelerated” by the Biden administration to “hire talent” based on the common interests of individuals. ” (Related: Exclusive: Heritage Foundation sues CIA for refusing to hand over coronavirus records)

“Well, we're taking advantage of DEI policies, particularly the policies that President Obama put in place in 2011, and then accelerated even further in the Biden era, but as you say, we're interested in policies like the ones you're thinking about. We're talking about hiring people who are going to have it,''' Gentry said.

“What they did was also a conscious effort to change the organizational culture of the CIA. You mentioned John Brennan in the video you just showed, and in his book he We were clear that we were going to change the culture.”

Former CIA Director It's worth noting that John Brennan ordered a fundamental reorganization of the agency after taking office. according to Go to CBS News. Brennan announced the changes to further hold leaders accountable and close gaps in espionage due to concerns about the agency's limited global insight, the newspaper reported. . (Related article: 'There's no real insight': US espionage in China is way behind where it should be, former Intel official says)

In 2020, Brennan, along with more than a dozen other former intelligence officials, published a Politico article claiming that the New York Post's reporting on Hunter Biden's laptop was a “classic hallmark of Russian intelligence operations.” signed the letter.

From his own experience, Gentry says that organizations “It used to be “apolitical,” but now it expects “activism” or doesn't discourage it.

“That is, from the apolitical organizational culture that I experienced to a fundamental organizational culture where partisan political discussion within the organization is common and where activism is expected or unchecked as before. “That's a huge change,” Gentry said.

In August 2011, President Obama signed An executive order implementing a government-wide effort to promote diversity and inclusion in the federal workforce, according to White House archives. The order requires federal employees to be committed to “equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion,” and states that all agencies must “promote diversity and strive for equal employment opportunity, consistent with meritocratic principles and applicable law.” He pointed out that there is a need to “remove barriers”.