With the campaign over, President Obama seems newly emboldened to draw attention to the issue.
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Obama thought that this intervention was at least somewhat successful as “we did not see further tampering of the election process. That doesn’t mean that new President Trump will agree with it”.
Only about one-third of Americans recently polled said they believe Russian Federation swayed the presidential election, according to a Politico/Morning consult poll released Tuesday. “I think she has worked tirelessly on behalf of the American people, and I don’t think she was treated fairly during the election”.
“This is not just an attack on me and my campaign, although that may have added fuel to it”.
Obama reaffirmed his message of political unity and bipartisanship, urging the country to reunite across party lines to defend itself against Russian Federation and others.
Despite efforts from Trump’s team to cast doubt on the intelligence reports and to muddy their conclusions, Elving said there is a much more central premise that deserves attention.
But Obama noted that the emails only benefited Trump, although he made clear that he was not suggesting that Trump himself was actively involved. Putin spokesman Dmitri S. Peskov said the US should show proof of Russia’s actions or shut up about it.
The U.S. Intelligence Community consists of 17 agencies and organizations within the executive branch, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence speaks on the group’s behalf. “Last I checked, there’s not a lot of debate and democratic deliberation”. I am not saying they had anything to do with Hillary Clinton losing.
The leaking of emails embarrassed the Democratic Party at a crucial point in the election campaign. “That’s why Hillary Clinton lost”. “It was a fascinating election”. Obama said that US officials should not let “the inter-family argument between Americans” obscure the need for people to “stand together” on this issue.
“I think [Comey’s] 100% right, it’s a big problem and we have that problem with Russian Federation, you saw that over the weekend”, he added. “But it is also important for us to do that in a thoughtful, methodical way”. And I think they’ll get there.
And if it is the Russians, why did the White House wait so long to act?
Russian Federation has denied US accusations that it hacked the emails of Democrats, news coverage of which often distracted from Clinton’s campaign arguments.
“The emails were weaponized”, said Donna Brazile, interim chair of the Democratic National Committee. “He is tireless; he is wicked smart”, Obama said, although he stopped shy of endorsing him in the DNC race. He rejected criticism the administration failed to do enough to stop the civil war. Their decisions should be based exclusively on what is best for America.
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“One of the things we’re going to have to do over the next decade”, he said, is find an global understanding on rules involving what has become “a new game”. But he cautioned to move deliberately and thoughtfully with China because Taiwan is at “the heart of the conception as a nation”. But who knows? I don’t know either.
