Spicer questions Obama response to Russian hacking

Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Sunday questioned the Obama administration’s response to Russian meddling in the U.S. election.

“I think one of the questions that we have is why the magnitude of this?” Spicer asked on ABC’s “This Week.”

“Is that response in proportion to the actions taken?” he added. “Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t, but you have to think about that.”

President Obama last week announced sanctions and expelled 35 Russian diplomats after U.S. intelligence agencies linked the Kremlin to hacks of Democratic Party organizations.

President-elect Donald Trump, however, has been skeptical of those assertions.

“I just want them to be sure because it’s a pretty serious charge,” Trump said at a New Year’s Eve celebration Saturday night. “If you look at the weapons of mass destruction, that was a disaster, and they were wrong.”

{mosads}Trump also hinted that he will release new details about the hacking in the next few days.

Spicer on Sunday pointed to China’s breach of the federal government’s network in 2015, which exposed the data of millions of government workers.

“A White House statement wasn’t even issued. No action publicly was taken,” he said. “Not one thing happened.”

“There is a question about whether there is a political retribution here versus a diplomatic response,” Spicer added.