working on this. it takes time and secrecy because you want the element of surprise. what is your reaction? we haven t heard the president of the united states say anything publicly, or not much, since the indictment. so, look, i mean, the question is, is he going to take some leadership position in terms of russia interference, whether in the midterms or presidential election, aside from some tweets. you re making the distinction, alex, between what is happening behind the scenes, perhaps with the national security counsel, with the state department, with the treasury department, versus the president s public tone? there have been some things going on, you know, under the radar. the department of homeland security has been doing some work to strengthen the election systems so they can t be hacked. it won t be comprehensive enough unless the president speaks out. part is the american people knowing to resist this interference when they see it. if they see something online that lo
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