New Report Confirms Trump Is In Deep Denial About Russia Threat
Senior members of the Trump administration are having a hard time convincing Donald Trump to take the Russia threat seriously.
A new CNN report notes, “Trump’s own advisers are struggling to convince him that Russia still poses a threat, according to multiple senior administration officials.”
The Trump administration has taken no public steps to defend against the Russian threat and members of the administration are telling reporters privately that Trump isn’t taking the threat seriously.
“Multiple senior administration officials said there are few signs the President is devoting his time or attention to the ongoing election-related cyber threat from Russia,” CNN reports.
When asked if Trump has taken any steps like convening meetings on Russia’s election meddling, one senior official told CNN, “I’ve seen no evidence of it.”
According to that official said there is no paper trail indicating that Trump is working on this issue, no schedules, readouts or briefing documents.
And despite regular warnings from intelligence and national security officials, Donald Trump isn’t heeding the warning.
Here is a key section from the CNN report:
In a recent closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill, National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers expressed frustration to lawmakers about his inability to convince the President to accept US intelligence that Russia meddled in the election, according to a congressional source familiar with the meeting.
Another congressional source said Rogers has shared concerns with lawmakers about the lack of White House focus on the continued threat from Russian cyber efforts, particularly relating to US voting systems. In addition, the US intelligence community sees such potential threats not only from Russia but also from China, North Korea and Iran.
One intelligence official said the intelligence community continues to brief Trump on Russia’s meddling in the election as new information comes to light. The source said the President appears no less engaged on issues surrounding Russian election meddling than on any other matters covered in the presidential daily brief. But the official acknowledged that Trump has vented his frustration with officials outside of the briefings about the amount of attention paid to the investigation into Russian election interference.
You can read the full CNN report here.
