welcome back to "state of the union", you would imagine a warning coming from inside the white house could send the president directly to the situation room and told there was a serious response. instead president trump continued to call the russia investigation a democrat inspired witch hunt. joining me now is the republican chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, ed royce of california. thank you for being here. >> thank you, jake. >> the apparent split between the president and the trump administration was on full display. take a listen to the president's top national security intelligence officer's speaking from the white house podium this week. >> russia attempted to interfere with the last election and continues to engage in maligned influence operations to this day. >> we acknowledge the threat is real. it is continuing -- >> our adversaries have shown we have the willingness and capability to interfere in our elections. >> so that's all the president's