▁intelligence ▁against ▁other ▁states : ▁" the ▁Rus si ans ▁were ▁not ▁just ▁ste aling ▁information ▁for ▁intelligence ▁purposes , ▁as ▁all ▁countries ▁do ; ▁they ▁were ▁now ▁using ▁social ▁media ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁le aks ▁to ▁' we ap on ize ' ▁that ▁information ." ▁ ▁Comment s ▁on ▁the ▁Trump ▁administration ▁▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁published ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁N ul and ▁where ▁she ▁op ined ▁on ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁President ▁Trump ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁R ex ▁Till erson . ▁ ▁She ▁described ▁an ▁ex od us ▁of ▁career ▁foreign ▁service ▁officials ▁and ▁d ys function ▁within ▁the ▁State ▁Department , ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁jud ici ary ▁and ▁media ▁were ▁under ▁assault . ▁ ▁N ul and ▁also ▁de cri ed ▁a ▁tr end ▁towards ▁American ▁isol ation ism ▁stating : ▁" When ▁we ▁withdraw ▁and ▁say ▁it ' s ▁every ▁nation ▁for ▁itself , ▁you ▁open ▁the ▁door ▁for ▁countries ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁their ▁territorial ▁position ▁and ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁system ▁— ▁or ▁with ▁the ▁system ▁itself ." ▁She ▁encourag ed ▁whole - g overn ment ▁responses ▁to ▁international ▁issues ▁stating , ▁" Mil it ary ▁leaders ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁say ▁military ▁solutions ▁alone ▁result ▁in ▁more ▁and ▁longer ▁military ▁ent ang lement s . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁American ▁diplom ats ▁and ▁political ▁leaders ▁is ▁to ▁work ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁bring ▁to ▁bear ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁tools