For months, Donald Trump has denied that Russia meddled in the 2016 Election on his behalf. That changed on Friday night after his aides apparently failed to take his phone away from him again.
In yet another Twitter slip-up, Trump admitted that Russia DID interfere with the election, and then he tried to blame it on President Obama.
Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2017
Keep in mind that this tweet comes after months of Trump referring to Russian meddling as “fake news” and a “hoax.”
He has also accused Democrats of making up an “excuse” for why Hillary Clinton lost. As it turns out, Hillary Clinton “lost” because Russian hackers messed with our democratic process.
Not only did Russian hackers hit voting systems in 39 states across the country, all at the direct order of Vladimir Putin.
Rather than take issue with this, Trump has been busy thanking Russia by doing things they want him to do such as not endorsing Amendment 5 of NATO, which provides common defense if a member nation is attacked by Russia. Trump is also trying to remove sanctions placed on Russia by the Obama Administration and has refused to open an investigation into Russia’s cyberattack against us.
But the bottom line is that Trump has finally admitted that Russia interfered with the election.
Blaming Obama, however, is nothing more than Trump scapegoating in an effort to save his own ass.
President Obama did slap sanctions on Russia in retaliation, but he was unable to do anything at the time because Trump was out there claiming that the election was rigged. If Obama had made a move to stop Russia, Trump would have used it as evidence to support his claim.
Twitter users mercilessly mocked Trump for it.
um. already knew about it; and so did you when Obama told you (as we all heard). That’s what the investigation was about. Do keep up.
— Dr. Craig Malkin (@DrCraigMalkin) June 24, 2017
Maybe Obama admin trying to figure out why you & Kremlin were saying the same things at the same time while election hacks were occurring pic.twitter.com/HsyDcxUN09
— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) June 24, 2017
Or maybe they were trying to figure out why you would cite Russian false propaganda to mislead Americans and attack a fellow American pic.twitter.com/4Ydq6rfveK
— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) June 24, 2017
— Melissa Evans (@melissacevans33) June 24, 2017
The sanctions the Trump admin is trying to ease were established by Obama in DECEMBER in response to the hacking https://t.co/1PTn944Jqy
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) June 24, 2017
A prison with a view of a golf course he is never allowed to play on.
— Joimonki (@joimonki) June 24, 2017
Russia hacking and interference is what Trump has called a “hoax” and “fake news”.
And tarnished + undermined our own Intelligence agencies pic.twitter.com/Y4bu3sNBQp
— DCResisterBee (@DC_Resister_Bee) June 24, 2017
Trump insulted the US Intelligence Community – which protects our nation – falsely accusing of “leaks” and comparing to Nazis and Russia. pic.twitter.com/8q5EWkOAwO
— DCResisterBee (@DC_Resister_Bee) June 24, 2017
Trump co-opting both narratives: “hoax” & “Obama’s fault”. Because. Diabolic narcissists gaslight American citizens.
— Sarah Smith (@SarahLSmith677) June 24, 2017
You realize you are admitting Russia put you in the White House which technically means you shouldn’t be President. Why are you so dumb?
— Daniel Danger Marin (@dangermarin) June 24, 2017
It’s not only time to oust Trump and his entire administration, it’s time to hold a new presidential election. It is clear that Russia attacked our democracy to help Trump win. Therefore, Trump and his administration are totally illegitimate.
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