Sanders doesn’t want this support. Photo: Ringo Chiu/AFP via Getty Images U.S. officials have informed Senator Bernie Sanders that Russia is attempting to aid his presidential campaign in an effort to interfere in the 2020 Democratic primary, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Sanders told the Post, “I don’t care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president. My message to Putin is clear: Stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do.” Speaking with reporters on the campaign trail, Sanders later confirmed the briefing had taken place about a month ago.
During Wednesday night’s Democratic debate in Nevada, Sanders cited 2016 while suggesting that some of the vitriol his supporters have directed at union officials in Nevada, among others, may have come from Russian operatives pretending to be his supporters. “All of us remember 2016, and what we remember is efforts by Russians and others to try to interfere in our elections and divide us up,” he said after claiming that 99.
President Trump, meanwhile, is once again getting support from Russia for his reelection bid, according to intelligence officials. This week, acting director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and his staff reportedly briefed lawmakers on the efforts, explaining that Russian attempts to interfere in the 2020 election have revealed a “preference” for Trump.
According to the Post, the president and Congress had been informed of Russia’s attempts to aid Sanders, but it’s not clear if leaking the apparently month-old briefing was somehow related to the newly reported intel assessment regarding Russia’s help for Trump. Regardless of where the report came from, Sanders was definitely not pleased about it.
The problem for him that it’s very hard to tell the difference - an issue which he just dismisses as one he is unable to control. True enough up to a point, but what efforts is he making to work with the platforms to control the disinformation and trolling coming BOTH sources?
I would agree with this. In addition to helping Sanders win the nomination, they are trying to split the Democratic party so that Trump can win the General election. But I have not heard Sanders tell his supporters that he does not want them involved in the bad bahavior.
Nope,not buying that.
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