Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 26, 2016
If we don't push back against Putin, Iran and China, they could hack into our systems. Today, it's Democrats. Tomorrow, it could be Republicans.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Senator Graham warns about the potential for future cyber attacks if the U.S. does not confront adversarial nations.

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