House speaker appoints two Trump loyalists to intelligence committee

Scott Perry and Ronny Jackson installed by Mike Johnson at direction of Trump, apparently without consulting chair

Two far-right Republicans have been appointed to the highly sensitive House of Representatives' intelligence committee at the direction of Donald Trump, a move likely to antagonise the security establishment.

Representatives Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Ronny Jackson of Texas, known for their fierce loyalty to Trump and vocal support of his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, were installed by the House speaker, Mike Johnson, ahead of other qualified GOP members and apparently without consulting the body's chair, Mike Turner.