An all-encompassing Russian disinformation campaign is using everything from bots to lifestyle influencers to powerful state-run media to sow division in the United States.
“My people came to me, [Director of National Intelligence] Dan Coats came to me and some others saying they think it’s Russia. I have President Putin, he just said it’s not Russia,” Trump said. “I will say this, I don’t see any reason why it would be.”
Donald Trump on Russian interference in the 2016 election after privately meeting with Putin (Helsinki, Finland 2018)
This is only growing worse and the fact that we haven't done anything about it only emboldens bad actors.
Also, McCarthy was on tape admitting he 'knew for certain' that Trump and then-Rep. Dana Rorabacher were on the take with Russia. At this point you're either a deluded, moron who only listens to Fox News, votes republican and doesn't know what atoms are or how gravity works, or you're on the left.
I've been echoing this giant red flag as much as I can. It's even worse when you consider there was an unprecedented consensus across all the intelligence and defense agencies on this.
He trusts Putin more than his own advisors. Gross.
going easy on republicans is only going to make it worse. make an example of them by throwing the ones calling for a civil war or secession in jail and they'll stop, just ignore the whining they'll do because their hurt feelings aren't worth it