he said, in the spring of 2019, i became aware of outside influencers promoting a false narrative of ukraine inconsistent with the consensus views of the interagency. this narrative was harmful to u.s. government -- u.s. government policy while my interagency colleagues were becoming increasingly optimistic on ukraine's prospects, this alternative narrative undermined u.s. government efforts to expand cooperation with ukraine. the colonel, who received, as i said, a purple heart after being wounded in iraq also saying this. i am a patriot, and it is my sacred duty and honor to advance and defend our country irrespective of party or politics. colonel vindman will be the first white house official to testify who was himself on the call, a decorated military veteran. he has some credentials that will be very hard to deny here