and help try to shut all that down. the president tweeted this russia stuff is a hoax. where is the state department on this? >> the state department doesn't get involved in that particular issue, per se, but we will call out russia for its activities. >> the state department doesn't believe it's a hoax? >> what's a hoax? >> does not believe russian interference is a hoax. >> it's clear russia meddled in the campaign and election. nobody takes issue with that whatsoever -- >> the president does. >> nobody takes issue with that whatsoever. >> why is he calling it a hoax? >> i can't speak for the president on that, but the president has been clear about this in the past. i'm not certain which specific tweet you are talking about, but what they have done in meddling in the election is clear. we continue to have