Trump Accuses China (Not Russia) Of Midterm Election Meddling In UN Remarks

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By Matt Shuham

September 26, 2018 10:47 am

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of attempting to interfere in the 2018 elections “against my administration.”

“They do not want me, or us, to win, because I am the first President ever to challenge China on trade,” Trump said while chairing the United Nations Security Council. “And we are winning on trade, we are winning at every level. We don’t want them to meddle or interfere in our upcoming election.”

In July, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said China — along with Russia, Iran and North Korea — “are penetrating our digital infrastructure and conducting a range of cyber intrusions and attacks against targets in the United States.” But Russia, Coats said, “has been the most aggressive foreign actor — no question.”

Watch Trump’s Wednesday remarks below:

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Russia has already been meddling in the 2018 elections......

How convenient of the Orange Buffoon to shield Russia from blame by attacking China, for whom he has a trade war with.

[CrispyQ]

2. Oh, the irony if a different foreign power influenced the election in favor of the dems.

Would the GOP move to fix our electoral process, finally? Or just whine that the election was stolen & get their stacked SCOTUS to declare it invalid? I'll take door number 2, Monty.

[getagrip_already]

3. This is his precursor argument to nullify election losses in midterms...

The reich wing has been kicking this idea around lately. That any election losses should be anulled as the result of foreign interference intended to help the democrats.

He is laying the groundwork to essentially seize control of congress. gop gov's, ag's, and state houses will back him, refusing to certify election results and preventing dems from being seated.

They will do this for as long as they bloody well feel like it, and there really isn't any constitutional way to stop them; even though their act would itself be unconstitutional.

Double that down if they hold the scotus with a radical core.

[ginnyinWI]

5. Yes.

They experience a rout, and he blames in on China.

[thegoose]

4. Frigging lying idiot

Unbelievable how many MAGATs fall for this asshole's nonstop shitshow.

[saidsimplesimon]

6. His slave master Vlad

must have spanked him the way he likes it. I can't believe the Office of President is now less respected than when Nixon was in his darkest hour.

[keithbvadu2]

7. Putin has no nasty nickname from Donald

Putin has no nasty nickname from Donald

[pazzyanne]

8. And up to this point, no nickname for Avenatti!

He is afraid of both of them.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Gee! If only someone let him know that our election grid was open to foreign powers.