NOW: DNI Coats: The President has specifically directed us to make the matter of election meddling and our election security a top priority… We continue to see "pervasive messaging campaign by Russia…Russia isn't the only country trying to influence our elections. #Midterms2018 
FBI Wray: Foreign Influence Task Force designed to root out operations is multidisciplinary just as the threat is. The scope of foreign influence is broad and deep. Our adversaries don't just threaten elections but society. Russia is a threat we need to take extremely seriously.
Make no mistake. This is a public intervention. Intelligence and military chiefs (NSA, DNI, DHS, FBI, Navy) are now speaking directly to the American people from Sarah Sander's WH podium to assure Americans that our govt IS taking Russia's threat seriously, even if Trump is not.
FBI Wray’s careful words: "Russia attempted to interfere with the last election and continues to engage in malign influence operations to this day. This is a threat that we need to take extremely seriously”
“Attempted” — GOP propaganda. They DID interfere.
“Attempted” — GOP propaganda. They DID interfere.
Wow that was awful. @Acosta just beseeched Sarah Sanders to say what Ivanka said, that the press is NOT "the enemy of the people." She REFUSED. Instead she angrily cited instances of attacks on her by comedians & others. The next reporter should've supported Jim, given him his Q.
@Acosta SO today the Trump Admin gets a headline that they're taking seriously Russia's information warfare to weaken & divide us. Meanwhile, the Trump Admin is also carefully crafting disinformation about Russian interference (in addn to Trump's "hoax" propaganda to divide Americans).
Truly twilight zone stuff. We have a POTUS who encouraged & used Russia's info warfare attack to get into office. Since then, he's ramped up his own disinformation propaganda, the closer Mueller & media expose that. How does govt protect us when Trump is the chief propagandist??
Propagandist-in-Chief Trump just said the “Russian Hoax” hinders his great relationship w/ Putin. Same day US intel chiefs held an unprecedented public briefing to reassure Americans they’re doing everything to combat Russian disinformation propaganda.
Please stop saying “Trump just doesn’t believe Russia interfered.” He’s a propagandist and a liar. Why must pundits infer beliefs from self-serving disinformation? Folks, Trump is manipulating the public to normalize Putin & his corruption. He threatens democracy as much as Putin
Russia-backed trolls targeted Maine politicians who opposed Trump agenda.
It’s shocking but pretty clear why Trump’s not on the same page as US intel chiefs about Russia’s info warfare: He benefits from it AND needs it to succeed.
Just as he did in 2016.
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It’s shocking but pretty clear why Trump’s not on the same page as US intel chiefs about Russia’s info warfare: He benefits from it AND needs it to succeed.
Just as he did in 2016.
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