Tillerson: Election Meddling Something 'Russia Needs To Confront Themselves'
Source: Talking Points Memo
By ESME CRIBB Published APRIL 9, 2017, 11:10 AM EDT
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday suggested that in order to deter further electoral meddling, Russia "needs to confront" its own interference in the 2016 U.S. election as well as upcoming elections in Europe.
"This is something that Russia needs to confront themselves and I think examine carefully as to how this is helping them achieve their longer-term objectives," Tillerson said on ABC's "This Week."
He said the U.S. will "continue to talk with" Russian officials "about how this undermines any hope of improving relations not just with the United States," but suggested self-reflection will be a stronger deterrent than external pressure.
"It's pretty evident that they are taking similar tactics into electoral processes throughout Europe and so they're really undermining any hope for improved relations with many European countries as well," Tillerson said.
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and do nothing to protect America or democracy while russia pisses all over the nation and perpetrates Acts of War* on the United States.
deplorable. treasonous.
* per Dick Cheney and millions of honest American citizens who can't help but smell the rank, degenerate stench of republican lies, cheating and cover up.
incomprehensible, unfathomable; cannot find words or emoticons for it!!!
Putin is as capable of self-reflection as our dear Idiot-in-Chief.
Just because 62 million are total morons, doesnt mean that the majority of us are that stupid. This is a totally ignorant and self-serviing statement. No, don't look at how we colluded with Russia illegally to put Hair Furor in office, no just look for them to change their ways out of the goodness of their hearts. And their position with NATO isn't about starting wars, no, who would think something like that of our dear friend Vlad? OH, and Ukraine, well, isn't it Russian anyway? So what if they conquer it with their militiary, it's really what they wanted all along, deep in their Russian hearts. 
How stupid our SOS and POTUS are and even worse, they think we are more stupid than them.
We have to keep calling these stupid people out every time they say this stuff.
If we don't then they just assume it's another thing they got away with.
Tillerson is trying to spin this into something an entire country did, but we know it's Putin who did it.
We know the Republicans colluded with Putin, and we know they broke the law and probably committed treason.
The FBI seems to be taking their time for whatever reason, but I believe they have the proof in their hands.
It's only a matter of time before it all comes out.
Tillerson can have his wish and go back to retirement - or jail.
That comment by this ass****is just fucking unbelievable
Hey ass**** have you taken a real good look at what your right wing "republican" fascist party is doing in this country, it's mirrors Russia' if you want to get down to brass tack's ass****
....What job does he have???? Sec of State...oh no....
It sounds to me like he's saying everyone knows what they are up to...they should consider that now that the jig is up, continued meddling will not improve their relationship with the west.
From my perspective, his message is if you ever want sanctions removed so you can get at that oil ("longer term objectives"
, stay the hell out of western politics...
If that's the message, I'm OK with that.
I don't see him as a player in the Trump / Russia scandal. I think he is speaking CEO to CEO (Putin).
Just a thought.
How shallow and meaningless can he possibly get. 
From all appearances, Russia's election tampering has succeed beyond beyond all possible expectations.
