The Alarm Bells Are Screaming

NY Times: Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do? Lawmakers must keep the American people informed of the current danger, writes a Republican congressman from Texas. By Will Hurd - Mr. Hurd, a former C.I.A. officer, is a congressman from the 23rd District of Texas.

The president’s failure to defend the United States intelligence community’s unanimous conclusions of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and condemn Russian covert counterinfluence campaigns and his standing idle on the world stage while a Russian dictator spouted lies confused many but should concern all Americans. By playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands, the leader of the free world actively participated in a Russian disinformation campaign that legitimized Russian denial and weakened the credibility of the United States to both our friends and foes abroad.