Texas Republican Michael McCaul is warning that America is fast approaching a perilous turning point as he prepares to leave Congress after 11 terms.

The 63-year-old congressman announced his retirement in an appearance on ABC Sunday, during which he also condemned last week’s incursion of Russian drones into Poland and argued that Vladimir Putin is “manipulating” President Donald Trump.

After Russia sent at least 19 drones deep into the NATO country on Wednesday, Trump appeared to downplay the incident, saying, “It might have been a mistake.”

McCaul, a former anti-terrorism prosecutor, rejected the president’s assessment. “With all deference to the president, I don’t think that was a mistake. I think Putin is testing the resolve of NATO,” he told This Week’s Martha Raddatz.

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