May have different goals but they all share the same primary objectives and the confidence in our democracy and they are thrilled when the disinformation causes us to point fingers at each other rather than at them. The good news is we spent the last four years gearing up for this unlike the Obama Biden Administration on whose watch even democrats admit we were called. The Trump Administration workede with congress and others to get us ready. The white house has imposed sanctions on russians who interfered in 2016. The department of justice, the department of Homeland Security and the Intelligence Community led efforts to strengthen and coordinate our defenses. And here in the senate the Intelligence Committee spent years studying whatha went wrong in 2016 and published a 1300 page report with recommendations. In the last two years alone we passed more than 800 million to fund and support secure elections. They described last night they are being combated by the federal government and
They announced that iran and russia exploited voter information to send misleading emails. This is just another reminder that multiple different adversaries with multiple different objectives want to fuel division among americans and create chaos. Iran, china, russia, and other adversaries may have different goals, but they all share the same primary objective of undermining americas confidence in our democracy and they are thrill thrill they are thrilled when their disinformation causes us to point fingers at each other rather than at them. The good news is that we spent the last four years gearing up for this. Unlike the obamabiden information on whose watch even democrats admit we were caught flatfooted, the Trump Administration worked overtime with congress and other actors to get us ready. The white house has imposed harsh new sanctions on russians to interfered in 2016. The department of justice, the department of homeland security, and the Intelligence Community have led efforts
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