Hillary Clinton needed just six words to make her feelings about President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin crystal clear. On Sunday, the former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee shared a Gizmodo report on X (formerly Twitter) detailing a reported decision by Trump’s newly appointed Defense Secretary,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz both refused to call Russia the aggressor in the Ukrainian war, in separate interviews three years after Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion.

Following a weekend of Donald Trump administration officials taking extreme measures to avoid saying Russia is to blame for the war in Ukraine, the panel on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" took aim at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for mealy-mouthed side-stepping of the issue during an appearance on Fox News.