“I think it’s incredibly vital for the government – in this case the Department of Defense – to reassure our allies and citizens at home and deter our enemies by making such public statements,” he said. told Fox News host Bill Hemmer.
Hemmer asked Hoffman to describe, based on his experience, what was happening on the U. S. government scene.
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“I certainly believe that our intelligence network is out there to gather information about some of the world’s hot spots; it can also be the South China Sea, Taiwan, the Taiwan Strait and the China Strait, of course. Iraq, where the Iranian militias will possibly seek to use this as an opportunity to attack us, North Korea; we’ll be on alert for cyber intrusions and things like that,” he said.
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“In fact, it’s a critical detail for us, but even now, more important. And then I think what you’re going to see is behind the scenes, Secretary Pompeo’s talented team of diplomats around the world, not only with our allies but also with our adversaries, to emphasize that other people’s affairs in the United States will continue as before and that we will continue to protect our national and security interests around the world. “
Hoffman said he thought the United States would see “a lot of espionage from our enemies, Russia and China. “