Trump’s comments also come at a time when his administration is working to cut the number of State Department personnel andslash the budgetby one third, even though the agency isalready woefully understaffed that the U.S. needed to move on constructively with Russia, because Putin had reportedly denied any Russian involvement in the U.S. election in the meeting. Heconfirmed reports When asked about the cause behind the protest, Victor Mercado, public information officer for the Sunnyside Unified School District (whichincludesDesert View),told News 4 Tucson that Trump is a “serious consumer” of intelligence, buthis PDB is much shorterthan those for the past two presidents.