Russian propaganda, especially, has been an issue for a very long time, for at least a decade or maybe more. We've learned through the Foreign Interference Commission today that the strategy to address this foreign interference is at a nascent stage. This is a very long delay to address a national security issue like foreign interference. We've seen the consequences of that with the Tenet Media operation. Had we had a strategy sooner—for instance, after the 2016 interference during the presidential election—maybe we wouldn't be here today talking again about foreign interference.
On October 8th, 2024. See this statement in context.