CNN’s Tapper to Obama Admin’s Monaco: Are You Prepared for the Russian Retaliation?

TAPPER: “A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the country would take similar steps to retaliate against the U.S. expulsion of these 35 Russian diplomats, or as you refer to them, intelligence operatives. Is the United States prepared for Russian retaliation?”
MONACO: “So, Jake, again, these steps were taken and arrived at quite deliberately and with precision and with our national interests in mind. We’re prepared for retaliatory steps that the Russian government may take.”