U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, speaking on a panel hosted by the George W. Bush Institute in New York City on Thursday, said the following about Russian interference in the 2016 election:
"When a country can come interfere in another country's elections, that is warfare. It really is because you're making sure the democracy shifts from what the people want to giving out that misinformation. And we didn't just see it here. ... They are doing this everywhere and this is their new weapon of choice."
Haley said the U.S. needs to hold Russia accountable for its actions, and both the public and private sector need to be doing more to protect our democracy.
Just a few hours later, President Trump, sitting alongside the governor of Puerto Rico in the Oval Office, called the Russia investigation a "hoax" once again.
Nikki Haley: Russian cyberinterference into US elections is 'warfare' (CNN)