Senate Democrat: Putin 'going to be celebrating' State Department layoffs

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said in a CNN interview on Monday that recent State Department layoffs affecting hundreds of people was probably seen as good news by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I think the folks who are celebrating this decision are our adversaries — China is going to be celebrating; Vladimir Putin is going to be celebrating," Van Hollen told CNN's John Berman. "And our allies are going to be the ones who think this is just another step back as part of Donald Trump's...