An intelligence assessment released Wednesday about the 2020 presidential election concluded Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin favored then-President Donald Trump because former Vice President Joe Biden was the “American exceptionalism” candidate.
Russian officials and state media frequently attacked President Biden for his leading role in the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy and his support for the anti-Putin opposition in Russia, suggesting the Kremlin views him as part of a reflexively anti-Russia US foreign policy establishment. Putin probably also considers President Biden more apt to echo the idea of American “exceptionalism,” which he and other Kremlin leaders have often publicly criticized as problematic and dangerous.
Throughout his presidency, Trump employed an “America First” doctrine.
“From this day forward, a new vision will govern. It’s going to be only America first, America first,” Trump said at his inauguration.
The report, declassified by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on March 15, concluded Russia wanted Trump to get re-elected. Meanwhile, it claimed Iran “intended to undercut” Trump, “though without directly promoting his rivals”. It asserted China did not play an influential role in the election.
The report noted Lebanese Hezbollah, Cuba, and Venezuela opposed Trump’s re-election and “took some steps to influence the election.”
WTH?????????? Is this “JOKE OF THE DAY”???? Wanting to cover up China’s involvement in stealing the election for the Democrats they are still hung up on the Russia garbage!!!