President Trump says Russia is no longer targeting the US
Just asked @realDonaldTrump if he believes Russia is still targeting the US.
His answer: "Thank you very much. No"
This after his own Director of National Intelligence said the threat is still ongoing.
Reminder from DNI Director Dan Coats on Friday: "The warning signs are there. The system is blinking. It is why I believe we are at a critical point.” The digital infrastructure of the United States “is literally under attack.”https://twitter.com/CeciliaVega/status/1019621666618597376 …
JUST IN: Asked by @CeciliaVega whether Russia was "still targeting the U.S.," Pres. Trump says "no." https://abcn.ws/2zLP2t4 pic.twitter.com/pCn7Oy6c9T
Trump’s appointed NSA director Mike Rogers, this year, on Russia: “This is going to continue, and 2016 won’t be viewed as isolated...This is something that will be sustained over time...They haven’t paid a price at least that’s sufficient to get them to change their behavior."https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1019619958534307843 …
Senator Graham to reporters just a little while ago: "If he doesn’t believe the people working for him he should do something about it. Either fire them or accept their conclusions. I believe Dan Coats I think he’s right."
In the House, Dems are taking turns making unanimous consent requests to vote on amendment restoring election systems protection funds. R's are denying.
This comes ahead of vote on GOP spending bill that zeroes out election security grants that help states fortify their systems against cyber-hacking (was funded at $380 million in omnibus)
Dems are all saying the money is needed "to prevent Russian interference" in our elections. Hal Rogers, in the chair, banging his gavel as he denies these repeated requests
This all comes as Trump just said Russia is no longer targeting the US ..
President Trump says he doesn't see any reason why Russia would have interfered in the 2016 US elections.https://twitter.com/i/moments/1018895287950209024 …
Walking back on his Helsinki remarks, President Trump said he agreed with US intelligence agencies on Russian interference in US elections.https://twitter.com/i/moments/1019289820865224704 …