Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Wednesday morning that President Donald Trump has supported her efforts to prepare for and combat future election meddling by Russia.
During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election security, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) asked Nielson whether she feels the White House has given her enough support to work with state and local officials on election security going forward.
“I do,” she responded.
Heinrich followed up to ask if it would be beneficial for President Donald Trump to recognize Russia’s election interference in 2016. In response, Nielson argued that Trump has acknowledged the meddling but that he has emphasized his belief that no votes were changed as a result.
Trump knows no votes were affected-- Putin told him so.
So bold, so strong, so convincing. Not.
She has his support as long as she doesn’t go near BFF Vlad, the election, the banking, or anything related in any way to collusion or…
Well, okay, she can make sure when the Russian Mafia rolls in, they don’t bring in illicit cans of borscht.
Other than that, ничто.
They need to ask her what she’ll do if there’s a repeat of Russian interference in the next election. Is she prepared to fully shoulder the responsibility?
Their aim is that there will not be another election, thus no need to worry about foreign interference with one.