MCLEAN, Va. (AP) â President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the U.S. intelligence community â a part of government that was frequently criticized by his predecessor Donald Trump â to make a promise that he will ânever politicizeâ their work. Biden waited more than six months to make the short drive across the Potomac River on Tuesday to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, giving analysts and national security leaders â often derided by Trump as the âdeep state" â some breathing room. The president in his remarks to about 120 ODNI employees and senior leadership officials sought to make clear that he understood the complexity and critical nature of their work. The agency oversees the 17 other U.S. intelligence organizations.