Editorial: Trump needs to make election safe for voters, not Russian hackers
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 -- It is Donald Trump's duty as the current president to make sure the next president is elected by American voters - not by Kremlin hackers and social media bots.
Posted — UpdatedThere is one statement President Donald Trump made at a recent news conference that no one will challenge.
It came in response to any concerns he might have about evidence his intelligence agencies uncovered that again, Russia is seeking to interfere in the U.S. elections in his favor. The leader of the free world MUST care about foreign nations meddling in the most important function of our democracy. It is a violation of the law for campaigns to solicit or accept contributions from foreign nationals. Further, foreign nationals cannot engage in any political activity connected to an election for political office.
How far will Donald Trump go in his efforts to impose his fiction on reality?
Think of it. The president of this nation is more concerned about a fictitious problem – voter fraud via mail-in ballots which has rarely been a problem – than he is in a REAL effort to interfere and manipulate the elections by foreign nations.
But our president and the enablers around him wallow in denial. The exchange during the news conference was arresting.
The reporter persisted. “That’s not what the intelligence is showing, though.” Trump shot back, “Well, I don’t care what anybody says.”
We can’t fathom that a president says he doesn’t care about foreign interference in our elections. It is NOT ok.
The president should be leading – but like too many critical concerns the nation faces – the president is in a state of denial. It is the obligation of the president to protect our elections from foreign interference.
Congress and the states – where there remains critical authority to make sure elections are conducted openly and fairly – must act to make sure our elections ARE NOT manipulated. Why hasn’t the Congress – particularly the Senate acted based on the very troubling findings of Sen. Burr’s committee? When a problem is so clearly identified, it must be fixed. Burr should be in the forefront of proposing and pushing for laws to protect the integrity of our election from international meddling.
It is Donald Trump’s duty as the current president to make sure the next president is elected by American voters – not by Kremlin hackers and social media bots.
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