host kneneil cavuto called the president's performance disgusting. take a listen. >> u.s.dent on foreign soil talking to our biggest enemy or adversary or competitor, i don't know how we define them these days, is essentially letting the guy get away with this. and not even, you know, offering a mild, a mild criticism. >> here's president trump's own director of national intelligence, dan coates. he said, quote, we've been clear in our assessments of russian meddling in the 2016 election and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security. and several republicans in congress criticized president trump, including adam kinzinger, an air force veteran, and will hurd, a former cia agent. >> i think trump, president trump was wrong yesterday in a major way. and i think it was a very embarrassing press conference. >> having the u.s. president side with, with putin over u.s. intelligence is just unacceptable. >> at the heart of all this controversy is president trump's refusal to acknowledge that russia attacked the 2016 pres