if you are confirmed and it connects radical islam to isis and you also make the point of saying you think it s important to support muslims around the world who reject radical islam. during the last congress this committee heard about the importance of working with the muslim community in the united states to combat yiisis and the domestic terrorists produced as a result of isis ideology. in your view, is it helpful to suggest that as americans we should be afraid of muslims? no, senator, in my travels and because of my past work, i ve traveled extensively in muslim countries, not just in the middle east but throughout southeast asia and i ve gained appreciation of this great faith and that s why i made a
defeat radical extremists or terrorists however one chooses to brand them. do you agree this would be a good idea? i think as i indicated in the exchange with senator portman, we have got to up our game in terms of how we engage in both the digital communication world, because that s where isis has been very effective, and other radical groups, al-qaeda and others have been effective in using the digital communication space to spread their message. we ve got to become more effective at encount erring that message and countering that message. but i also take senator portman s observation that it s not all digital. there are other communication mechanisms that are effective broad based, in terms of how do we communicate particularly in those parts of the world that could be susceptible to these messages. for the record, for the benefit of my colleagues and
sold on the findings despite receiving the full briefing. with me author of defeating isis: who they are, how they fight, and what they believe, malcolm nantz. great to have you here this morning. good to meet you. great to be here. is this what trump said after the briefing quote that russia, china, and other countries, outside groups and people are consistently trying to break through the cyber infrastructure of our governmental institutions, businesses, and organization essentially there was no change in his stance before the briefing so why is he so reluctant to believe this? we re not quite sure at all why donald trump is acting so reluctantly to accept and embrace the fact that the u.s. intelligence community has come to a consensus finding that russian intelligence did attack the united states with a cyber warfare operation. at this point it s becoming
a little bit more information that could help investigators to determine exactly what went on and who is responsible. but so far, all we have is the evidence that s around this area, right here, and the isis claim of responsibility. as you mentioned before, it s not quite clear whether that claim of o responsibility holds any water. isis could be biggy backing on to a crime that just took place randomly or involved some other grievance, but right now the investigators are still moving forward and combing through as much as possible to try to figure out the perpetrator. thanks very much, matt bradley in berlin, appreciate it. let s now bring in congressman gregory meeks, democrat from new york, and malcolm nance, msnbc terrorism analyst and author of defeating isis: who they are, how they fight, what they believe. thank you both. i m going to defer first to the congressman here. one of the things that s striking about the way that donald trump reacted to this in sharp contrast to th
russian cyber hacks. joining me now, he s almost here, malcolm nance. msnbc terrorism expert. also the author of this year s book defeating isis, who they are, how they fight, what they believe. thank you for joining me. and the plot to hack america. talk to me about the news conference president obama is about to have. should he have come out stronger sooner to say the russian hacks weren t only a big deal but could be affecting the outcome of the election. i think the president made the announcement on the same day that the billy bush video came out. should he have continued to talk about it? we listen regardless of what s happening in the world. president obama truly is a no drama guy. when he says i don t want to interfere with the electoral process and relies on the good