conspiracy theory, that ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, not russia. they seem to be picking up on this, concluding that it was russia, actually, that interfered in the election. and there is one senator in particular, louisiana senator john kennedy, who has continued to muddy the waters on this. >> i think both russia and ukraine meddled in the 2016 election. russia was very aggressive and they're much more sophisticated. but the fact that russia was so aggressive does not exclude the fact that president poroshenko actively worked for secretary clinton. >> you've done cannotexactly wh russian operation is trying to get american citizens to do. is there no consideration that you've been duped? >> now the president is thanking the republican senator for the