
'Homeland' staff, cast met with CIA for advice during Obama administration
The minds behind the hit Showtime series “Homeland” were given direction and advice on the show from the Central Intelligence Agency after meeting with them during the Obama administration.
Eventually, the conversation turned to what the “Homeland” team learned about Donald Trump in relation to the intelligence community following his win over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
“When Trump was elected, all of the sudden we didn't have to bring these people in through separate entrances,” showrunner Alex Gansa explained “The press and the 'deep state,' if you want to call it that, were both really freaked out by this president.”
Gansa added: “One thing that we learned is that you keep American foreign policy consistent from one administration to the next. The worst thing you can do is to backtrack, like to say no to the Climate Change Agreement or the Iran treaty. That is anathema for the intelligence community because it rocks the boat. It makes nobody trust us abroad.”
If anyone ever doubted that the state department and the CIA are enemies of the Constitution, wonder no more.