Posted on 02/08/2018 7:43:18 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Russia meddled in U.S election, George W. Bush says
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Former U.S. president George W. Bush accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “brilliant tactician”.
Bush, interviewed on stage at a business conference in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, said there was clear evidence that the Russians had meddled but whether that affected the outcome of the election was another question.
“But they meddled and that is dangerous for democracy,” he said, adding that Russia had done the same thing during the Cold War and was adept at trying to manipulate opinion in the United States and Europe.
“Putin is a brilliant tactician who has the capacity to detect weakness and exploit it,” Bush said.
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied accusations by U.S. intelligence officials and others of interfering in foreign elections, including the 2016 U.S. vote.
In an apparent criticism of the immigration policies U.S. President Donald Trump, Bush called for changes in U.S. immigration rules, saying it was important to recognize that the United States had a history of welcoming people regardless of their religion or where they were born.
“Our system is broken but we’ve got to fix it. I had tried, but unsuccessfully,” he said without naming Trump.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
They were just checking to make sure there were NO MORE BUSHES on the ballot.
bush empire going down
yowza
I dislike this person more and more with every comment he makes. He needs to go back to his ranch and be quiet.
AND...the SPIN IS...Russians meddled in election AGAINST Hillary...when in actuality it was HILLARY WHO USED THE RUSSIANS.
The location of this talk tells you all you need to know about George W. Bush and his odious black ops dad.
Define “meddling”. On its own....it means nothing.
No one can demonstate a single vote was changed or altered by russians or any foreign government. Not one single vote. This is a rues to cover up a failed socislst lost her election. It was hillary clinton!! Bush proves again he is an idiot.
Thought he was above criticizing sitting Presidents.
This article would be just as believable if”Bush” was replaced with Pelosi or Schumer.
Right, and the fact of the matter is, foreign agents "meddle" in ALL major elections across the globe. The US does it openly and brazenly, no one bats an eye.
Right, and the fact of the matter is, foreign agents "meddle" in ALL major elections across the globe. The US does it openly and brazenly, no one bats an eye.
Well Obama meddled in elections all over the World
No need to insult a fine American.......Alfred E. Newman.
From the guy who brought you the Swift Boaters.
/sarcasm
After 8 years of silence about his own successor, why does former President Bush feel compelled to attack a fellow Republican?
How can he makes statement and hold the saudi king’s hand at the same time?
You have got to be kidding me.
Hey, W, almost nobody is picking cotton to put food on the table, unless they've got a little cotton field too small for modern, mechanical cotton pickers. Just about all cotton is picked by cotton picking machines.
And nobody has to pick the seeds out of the cotton by hand anymore, W.
Bush is being shown up by the way Trump stands up to idiots and naysayers.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.