“Our foreign adversaries are taking advantage of political and cultural polarization in the U.S.,” O’Hara noted. “Indeed, they’re stoking tensions. During my time at the White House, intelligence indicated that adversaries intentionally fostered discord on both the right and the left.… It’s about causing internal conflict. If you can get us to tear each other down, it’s much better for you as an adversary than investing resources in doing it.”
