--- ---  # Donald Trump to Receive First Classified Security Briefing by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 17, 2016 8:54 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., on Aug. 13, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., on Aug. 13, 2016.Evan Vucci—AP by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 17, 2016 8:54 PM UTC Republican presidential candidate [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4455827/staff-shakeup-signals-a-return-to-donald-trumps-rebellious-roots/) will receive his first national security briefing Wednesday, according to a campaign aide. Representatives from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will brief the billionaire on foreign policy and national security matters, as presidential candidates are [traditionally brought up to date](http://time.com/4429507/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-james-clapper-intelligence-briefings/) on world affairs. Trump will be accompanied to the meeting at the FBI field office by two of his top advisers, General Michael Flynn and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the aide said. Earlier Wednesday, Trump [made an appearance](http://video.foxnews.com/v/5086603044001/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-cant-keep-anything-private/?playlist%5Fid=930909787001#sp=show-clips) on “Fox and Friends” and was asked if he trusts the American intelligence community. “Not so much from the people that have been doing it for our country,” [Trump said](http://video.foxnews.com/v/5086603044001/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-cant-keep-anything-private/?playlist%5Fid=930909787001#sp=show-clips). “I mean, look what’s happened over the last 10 years…It’s been catastrophic.” Trump critics have [expressed their doubts](http://time.com/4428532/harry-reid-donald-trump-classified-briefing/) about the Republican receiving access to the nation’s intelligence secrets, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. Donald Trump to Recieve First Classified Security Briefing ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4456546/donald-trump-classified-security-briefing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4456546/donald-trump-classified-security-briefing/"},"headline":"Donald Trump to Receive First Classified Security Briefing","datePublished":"2016-08-17T20:54:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:02:49.867Z","description":"Donald Trump will be briefed on foreign policy and national security matters","url":"https://time.com/4456546/donald-trump-classified-security-briefing/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","Security","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt730f6c75d6ddb877/6988a2b3cf40a892b8c44806/donald-trump-21.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt730f6c75d6ddb877/6988a2b3cf40a892b8c44806/donald-trump-21.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump","caption":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Sacred Heart University, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Fairfield, Conn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)","creditText":"Evan Vucci—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4456546/donald-trump-classified-security-briefing/","name":"Donald Trump to Receive First Classified Security Briefing"}}]}] ```