Sec. of State Pompeo: We 'Will Not Tolerate' Russian Meddling in Midterm Elections
Source: Mediate
by Josh Feldman | 10:54 am, May 23rd, 2018
While on Capitol Hill today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the Trump administration is committed to taking action against any potential Russian interference in the midterms.
We will not tolerate Russian interference in our 2018 elections, he said. Much work has been done, theres more to do. Rest assured that we will take the appropriate counter-measures in response to the continued Russian efforts.
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At one point during todays hearing Pompeo said, There is a great deal more work to do. Having said that, Im incredibly proud of the work that this administration has done in countering Russia. It is light years better than was done in the previous administration
We have not been able to achieve effective deterrence of some of these efforts of the Russians, but this administration has taken enormous efforts to push back against Russia that havent been done in an awfully long time.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/sec-of-state-pompeo-we-will-not-tolerate-russian-meddling-in-midterm-elections/
video at the link, above.
louis-t
(23,288 posts)ck4829
(35,042 posts)kstewart33
(6,551 posts)"Don't focus on what they say; focus on what they do."
global1
(25,241 posts)What do you expect Pompeo to say? And when the Russians interfere in Nov 2018 we'll be at the same point we were in Nov 2016.
When the Russians steal 2018 elections we will be finished. End of the Republic.
With no cybersecurity expert and none of the earmarked funds spent...How will we not tolerate it?
forgotmylogin
(7,524 posts)"...starting right...now."
dhill926
(16,336 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,143 posts)Were not putting up with it! That is to say, weve put our full support behind it!
Turbineguy
(37,313 posts)They will not tolerate them, they will welcome them.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)the winner's line or be impeached. Russia, in case you can't hear him, he wants your help.
lark
(23,090 posts)Because there are zero, everything they've done has made it easier for Russia as well as UAE, Saudia Arabia, & Israel to steal the next election by closing the cybersecurity office. Pompeo is a full on liar and isn't even trying to seem real or he'd at least make something up, but he knows the base doesn't care and will take what he says as truth, regardless of the no supporting facts.
shraby
(21,946 posts)Hard telling what they have/will come up with, but you can be sure it won't work right.
Javaman
(62,515 posts)elleng
(130,861 posts)mountain grammy
(26,614 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,515 posts)meow2u3
(24,761 posts)What Pompeo says: We will not tolerate Russian meddling in midterms.
Translation: We don't need Russia to rig elections for us. Republicans can do the rigging fine on their own.
MGKrebs
(8,138 posts)Don't want to annoy Vlad too much. Unless you like polonium tea.
bluescribbler
(2,114 posts)Does he plan to do about it?
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Her nose is apparently too far up Trump's ass to have gotten the memo.
Maxheader
(4,371 posts)All you ever did in kansaas was lick brownbacks shoes and
spread paranoia about hidden terrorist cells in americu. Then,
asshat, you spread rumors that americun Muslims knew about
these cells but weren't talkin. Russia and iran are both laughing
at you and this country.