Dan Coats: “you will have the unique challenge of working for a President who has said comments that I believe at times have…”

Russia and other foreign countries, including China and Iran, conducted influence activities and messaging campaigns targeted at the United States to promote their strategic interests.

I can confirm that one of my staffers who was aware of the controversy requested that I modify that assessment, but I said no. No, we need to stick to what the analysts have said.

I would argue that ours is not working very well and it is--at the moment.

The President needs to say that and act like it.