Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday that the U.S. government needs to do more to punish Russia for election meddling and deter Russian officials from attempting to interfere again.
“We need to do more,” Nielsen said at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing when asked what punishment would deter future meddling. Nielsen did not specify what future actions the U.S. should take.
Pressed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on whether the U.S. has successfully deterred Russia from interfering again, Nielsen replied that the U.S. has not and added that there is “no reason to believe” Russia will not attempt to meddle again.
Earlier in the hearing, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said that sanctions imposed by the Obama administration were not an effective deterrent for Russia.
I am sure Trump has agreed to allow Nielsen to share the thoughts and prayers of her entire department with the American people when the Russians blow up our 2018 midterms.
While Congress is busy twiddling their thumbs and covering up every shitty thing trump does WE must be on the offense.
Every left leaning organization, blogs and websites need to start ringing the alarm NOW. They need to all come up with a message, warning or plan to combat the Russian trolls that WILL CERTAINLY infiltrate sites and organizations to spread dissent and spead false talking points. We know what they’ll do because theyve already shown us what they’ve done. There is no excuse for sitting back and allowing it to happen again.
It is not in the best interests of Republicans to fight the Russian tampering with our elections. We and only we will combat and hopefully prevent the coming shit storm.
Has Secretary Nielsen ever had a face to face conversation with the Hair Furor regarding Russian meddling in our election (s) , or is she fearful he will treat her like he treated Stormy Daniels ? After all, The Predator in Chief can be a bit much for someone to handle. Especially a blonde female.
Seriously, it sure sounds as if though the Secretary must not know from minute to minute what Trump’s "position /policy " is vis a vis Russian meddling. At a minimum she could offer to explain the difference between Counsel and Council to the Orange Combover.
Yeah. I’m sure congratulating Putin on his “victory” while avoiding the topic of Russia’s assasinations in the U.K. is sure to send a shiver down Putin’s spine.
Trump sent a very unfortunate signal with that call yesterday. And that is: “Russia, if you’re listening, go ahead and meddle in our elections. I’m sure you will be richly rewarded for it.”
Impeach already.