president on social media after they were specifically asked not to for security reasons. are you worried some of your republican colleagues are not taking this crisis seriously enough? >> well, certainly they have to take it seriously. this is a very, very serious situation. i hope that we can get beyond any kind of partisan politics and understand this is where the american people have to come together as one. traditionally when we are in a crisis overseas, any kind of partisanship should end at the water's edge. we need to be united and understand this is basically a battle for freedom. this is a battle for democracy versus autocracy and a dictatorship, which mr. putin represents. this is what happens when you have a dictator. this is what happens when you have a country that doesn't have democratic oversight of their