A top state election official reportedly questioned the Department of Homeland Security secretary about President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE's actions regarding the threat of Russian election interference.

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos (D) confronted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Kirstjen Michele NielsenDHS IG won't investigate after watchdog said Wolf, Cuccinelli appointments violated law Appeals court sides with Trump over drawdown of immigrant protections Democrats smell blood with new DHS whistleblower complaint MORE during a meeting with secretaries of state last week, HuffPost reported.

He reportedly asked her why Trump was downplaying the threat of Russian interference even as the country's intelligence agencies have issued warnings on the issue.

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Nielsen reportedly said that Trump recognized Russia's election interference. She did not comment further, according to HuffPost.

The interaction came after Trump's director of national intelligence, Dan Coats, and other top officials testified last week that Russia did indeed interfere in the 2016 election and accessed the voter rolls of an "exceptionally small" number of states.

"There should be no doubt that Russia perceives its past efforts as successful and views the 2018 U.S. midterm elections as a potential target for Russian influence operations," Coats told the Senate Intelligence Committee.

FBI Director Christopher Wray also said last week that Trump had not specifically ordered him to act to counter Russian efforts ahead of the 2018 midterm elections in November.

A CNN report last week said Trump remains unconvinced of the assessment from the country's intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

Trump has repeatedly dismissed the investigation into Russian election interference as a "witch hunt" and has denied collusion between his campaign and Russia.

Over the weekend, he sent out a flurry of tweets venting his anger with the Russia investigation. He denied ever saying Russia didn't meddle in the 2016 presidential election.