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.
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I was proud of the votes I cast for W and Romney. I despised McCain and held my nose and voted for him. I don’t regret my vote for McCain as I do for the other two. W and Willard really had me fooled which is why I am sickened by those votes.
it is not illegal in any way to “meddle” in elections. I plan to meddle in mitt romney/s,( whom I detest_)on his run in Utah. That is called free speech. There is no evidence of changing a vote in a machine ( impossible) or doing anything illegal, I assure that Russia did no more or less than Israel. The press refuses to define meddling !! What a RUES to cover for horrible liberal issues and leadership rejected in the election.
From the “read my lips” government class.
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