By tweet, of course:
....John has therefore decided to stay in Congress where he has done such an outstanding job representing the people of Texas, and our Country. I will be announcing my nomination for DNI shortly.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
The blowback was too much, apparently. Meanwhile, Rep. Devin "Mooo" Nunes is reportedly warming up in the bull- pen (jk?).