Tillerson: U.S. Already Seeing Signs Of Russian Interference In 2018 Elections

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By Nicole Lafond | February 7, 2018 7:42 am

During his trip to Latin America Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Fox News that U.S. officials are already seeing signs of Russia attempting to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections.

And there’s not a whole lot the U.S. can do to stop it, he said.

“I don’t know if I would say we are better prepared because the Russians will adapt as well,” Tillerson told Fox News Tuesday. “If the point is, if it’s their intention to interfere, they’re going to find ways to do that. We can take the steps we can take, but this is something that once they decide they are going to do it, it’s very difficult to preempt it.”

Despite that assessment from his State Department chief, President Donald Trump last week refused to implement new congressionally-approved sanctions against the foreign power. The White House claimed the threat of sanctions was enough to serve as a deterrent.


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[UpInArms]

1. Tillerson ... a useful fool ... errr ... tool

loves him some moron

[OhNo-Really]

2. DUH Tillerson! Republican Putin Puppets are running, NRA still pumping $$

The Russian cash collusion infiltration is probably decades old anyway.

Theocrats here were easy targets for thr "strong man" politics of the communists. The Theocrats concept of "God" rule at any cost.

[FreepFryer]

3. This time they will (of course) claim Putin is helping the Democrats, as pretext to undermine us

Not gonna work.

[bluestarone]

4. possibly there excuse for losing big in midterms

When they lose big in 2018 midterms they will cry RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT!!!

[Merlot]

5. Yup.

[dalton99a]

6. No Shit, Sherlock.

[dhill926]

7. "once they decide they are going to do it, its very difficult to preempt it.

oh ok....well, just fuck it then. god almighty this country is fucked with these dipshits in charge....

[Bayard]

8. And theres not a whole lot the U.S. can do to stop it, he said.

Sooo....... if they win, they can say, we had nothing to do with it. They're not going to let Dems win.

[BigmanPigman]

11. How about urging the fucking moron to implement the

overwhelmingly approved Russian Sanctions Rex?!?!

[tanyev]

9. You helping with some concierge service, Rexy?