In response to the WSJ doing it's actual job, the administration offered this: "The Wall Street Journal should be ashamed of aiding deep state actors

In response to the WSJ doing it's actual job, the administration offered this: "The Wall Street Journal should be ashamed of aiding deep state actors who seek to undermine the President by politicizing and leaking classified information. They are breaking the law and undermining our nation’s security and democracy." The DNI's petulant rhetoric aside, the WSJ is honoring the press' 1A protections by informing the public of Gov misdeeds. It is why the press exists. By doing their job they make the public secure. From the Edward Snowden leaks, we learned that National Security is about securing US Gov and it's partners. And we learned how undermining National Security often keeps Americans secure from bad Gov behavior. And when the public is informed in good faith, Democracy is a little better off.