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Conservative think tank and the international republican institute. nonprofit pro-democracy group board includes senator john mccain pap short time ago testimony from state department officials at the senate foreign relations committee hearing punctuated where the attacks are coming from and who they support. >> the threat from russia evolved beyond being simply an external or military one. it includes influence operations, orchestrated by the kremlin in the very heart of the western world. as the recent facebook purging reveal the russian state promoted fringe voices on the political left and...

Their one-on-one meeting with one not stand there right alongside putin with the whole world watching and say, we will not stand foranymore meddling? >> as the president said, he misspoke, the subs subsequent point. he had a statement issued the next day that i think made clear where he stood on the issue. as i say, you can't read any motive into what he did other than his deep concern about russian election meddling then to put the four operating heads out for that press briefing. the whole point of that was to show what his administration was doing to counter russian meddling and other broad...

Off-the-cuff statements about russia, north korea and iran stand in contrast to the rest of his administration and much of the republican party. we want to discuss that with senator marco rubio, a key member of the senate foreign relations and intelligence committee. : two "fox news sunday".>> thank you, thanks for having me back. >>chris: you are trying to get the senate to pass what you call the dieter act which would invoke automatic sanctions against russia or any country that interferes with u.s. elections. is what top intelligence officials at the trump administration send this week. >> ...

Prosperity and infrastructure we have to worry about and that's why we're here today. our democracy itself is in the cross hairs. >> this threat is not going away. as i have said consistency, russia attempted to interfere with the last election and continues to engage in maligned influence operations to this day. >> the russians are looking for every opportunity regardless of party, regardless of whether or not it applies to the election, to continue their pervasive efforts to undermine our fundamental value. >> on the same date his administration came out in full force, trump was silent about...

Joining me now is the republican chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, ed royce of california. >> the apparent split between the president and the trump administration was on full display. take a listen to the president's top national security intelligence officer's speaking from the white house podium this week. >> russia attempted to interfere with the last election and continues to engage in maligned influence operations to this day. >> we acknowledge the threat is real. it is continuing -- >> our add sers varies have shown we have the willingness and capability to interfere in o...