The 2020 election. Republicans, we want to know what you think about russians trying to interfere in the election. Your number will be 202 7488001. Democrats, we especially want to hear from you on this topic. Your number will be 202 7488000. Independents, your voice counts two, so your voice will be 202 7488002. Keep in mind, you can always text us your opinion. That number will be 202 7488003. And we are always reading on social media. , and oner at cspanwj facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Once again, this story was broken yesterday by the Washington Post. We will read a little bit from what the post story says about this this morning. U. S. Officials have told senator Bernie Sanders that russia is attempting to help his president ial campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the democratic contest, according to people familiar with the matter. President trump and lawmakers on capitol hill have also been did thin informed about the russian assistance to the senator, said people speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence. It is not clear what form the russian assistance has taken. U. S. Prosecutors found a russian effort in 2016 to use social media to boost sanders camp[ai aign against Hillary Clinton to sow dissension in the american electorate and ultimately, help elect donald trump. Yesterday on cnn, senator sanders responded to the release of the report that u. S. Officials had briefed him on the russian efforts to help his campaign. Here is what senator sanders had to say. [video clip] they did interfere in 2016. The Intelligence Community is telling us they are interfering in this campaign right now, in 2020. Ift i say to mr. Putin, elected president , trust me, you are not going to be interfering in american elections. [inaudible] about a month ago. What are you going to do now that you know this . It is not clear what role they are going to play. It we were told that russians and others were going to get involved in this campaign. To russia, stay out of american elections. And what they are doing, by the way, the ugly thing they are doing i have seen some of their tweets and stuff if they try to divide us up, that is what they did in 2016, and that is the ugliest thing they are doing. They are trying to cause chaos, trying to cause hatred in america. It is an ugly business and all of us have to say sorry, you are not going to do this in this election. As president of the United States, mr. Putin, you will not interfere in our elections. You had the briefing a few months ago. I will let you guess. Monday before the iowa caucus. The Washington Post . Good friend. Host the Sanders Campaign later released an official statement, which im going to read here unlike donald trump, i do not consider Vladimir Putin a good friend. He is an autocratic thug who is a tempting destroy democracy and crush dissent in russia. Lets be clear. Russians want to undermine american democracy i dividing us up. Unlike the president , i stand firmly against their efforts and against any other foreign power that wants to interfere in our election. I do not care who putin wants to be president. My message to putin is clear stay out of american elections, and as president i will make sure that you do. Also, during his keep America Great rally in las vegas, nevada, President Trump himself also responded to reports that russia is meddling with the 2020 election. Here is what President Trump had to say. [video clip] i was told that was happening. I was told week ago. They are trying to start a rumor. It is disinformation. That is the only thing they are good at. Donothing democrats that putin wants to make sure that i get elected. Listen to this. Doesnt he want to see who the democrats are going to be . When he rather have, say, bernie . Honeymooned in moscow. These people are crazy. That is all they think about. They dont think about the country, jobs, about lowering your drug costs, infrastructure these people are crazy. Trust me. I like what we are doing and i love this country. I love this country. Host once again, we want to know what you think about the report from the Washington Post that russia may be meddling to aid Bernie Sanders campaign. From start with rita jacksonville, alabama on the independent line. Good morning. Caller i dont seem to think aat russia is pulling for a, sanders. The world was never divided like it is now, with so much corruption going on. Since trump became president , everyone says the economy is good, but i have a different thought about that. Put on threence dollars more for me to donate to the farmers, and instead of me giving the three dollars, they went up three dollars on my premium. Health care has gone [inaudible] and drug medicines that people has to have is ridiculous. Trump aint nothing but a baby. He needs a pacifier and a bottle and a diaper change, because he stinks. Thank you. Host lets go to terry, calling from hagerstown, maryland on the republican line. Good morning. Caller good morning sir. It seems to me, the liberal media is making excuses and they havent even lost the election yet. In 2016, russia could not make me vote for President Trump, Hillary Clinton did. This election cycle will not be russia, it will be the democrats up on that stage. Look at what these people are proposing in the light of day. They want to at least double our taxes, they want to purge all private medical insurance, meaning the Insurance Benefits you get at work, they are going to take that away from you whether you like it or not. They are going to dump us into a onesizefitsall Health Care Plan like the v. A. , and they want to for the bill have bill for us to for illegal to have college and health care. Host so do you not believe the report . Caller but we are talking a tiny amount of socalled advertising. Look at what bloomberg himself is spending. Pacs,u have the super that, by the way, Lizzie Warren said she was not going to take but now it is. It is miniscule. No one has ever shown, sir, where one single vote was changed from hillary to donald trump. This is all just excuses. Democrats know they are in for a good Old Fashioned texas but whipping in november. On theo to our caller democrat line. Good morning. Caller good morning. I know russia is doing this. I mean, putin is just like trump, you know . Just a mouth full of lies. That is it. The reason russia is doing this is because donald trump told putin, that is who he wants to run against. Bernie sanders. He wants to run against Bernie Sanders so that he can pull out the socialist thing over and over and over again, and putin is doing exactly what donald trump told him to do. Make people vote for Bernie Sanders so that trump can run against Bernie Sanders. That is the only reason this is happening. I bet they talk on the phone every week. I bet trump and putin talks on the phone every week to decide their strategy. Trump is putins manchurian candidate. Allison,s go to calling from trenton, new jersey on the independent line. Allison, good morning. Caller good morning and good day. Is the first time i agreed with trump on something. He said this is all about disinformation. I agree. I think this is disinformation. I think someone in this country is planting that story to make that burning is working with the russians or that they are supporting him. It is all about labeling him. It is all about calling bernie a communist, as opposed to a democraticsocialist. It is all about paying attention to labels and what they imply instead of looking at the content of what sanders and warren are trying to do. Instead of looking at the ideas, nickel thinking, it is so much critical thinking, it is so much easier to put them in a box and not have to think things through. Host are you saying you disbelieve the Intelligence Services when they say this is happening . Caller i disbelieve it. I think it was a story that was planted by trumptype people. Host you think the trumpet administration has Intelligence Services lying to congress about this . Caller somehow, someway, i do believe that. I just dont believe that is really happening. Well, they are saying it about me, so we will throw it back at them. We will pick up the mud and throw it back at them. Yeah, i think it is a planted story. Host lets look at some of our social media followers and some of our viewers who are texting theheir opinions on whether Washington Post story, russia is meddling to a Bernie Sanders campaign. Here is a tweet that says he was briefed a month ago. Bernie blames the Washington Post for scoop in is. It might be so that we do not ourselves why russia wants bernie to face off with trump in the first place. Another text from mike in new york, saying bernie called out. Utin what did trump say the white house . Dont believe what you see . Dont believe what you read . Just leave him. God help us all. Love cspan. Another text that says please, no more Washington Post lies. Russia is not interfering with the selection anymore than it has over the last 50 years. All countries would like to know what goes on in every countrys elections. There is one tweet that says that the evilr russians are allegedly meddling. We want to know what you think about the Washington Post story saying russia is meddling to a gn. Nie sanders campai Bernie Sanders, in wednesdays indebate in the nevada, imply that russian actors may have been manipulating social media to incite democratic divisions of this election. He talked about this during the democratic debate. Here is what senator sanders said. [video clip] not being too paranoid. Of us were member remember 2016, and what we remember is efforts by russians and others to interfere in our elections and divide us up. I am not saying that is happening, but it would not shock me i saw some of the tweets. Prounion30 year, 100 , voting record. Do you think anyone who supports me would be attacking the Union Leaders . It is unthinkable. Host lets go back and see what you think about the Washington Post story, suggesting russia is meddling to aid Bernie Sanders campaign. Lets go to peggy, calling from aurora, minnesota on the republican line. Peggy, good morning. Caller im ready to blow a fuse. I tell you, all they think about his impeachment. Go home. They are not thinking about us. And i it is all lies. My grandson [inaudible] they brainwashed my grandson with all these lies, and i think our president has a good case, because he hasnt showed any truth that it was trump. They never mentioned anything. I am very happy that im sorry i was very happy at the state union address. He show the American People everything he has done. Upsetrry, i am just so about this. [inaudible] and i will tell you right now, all this is. They are trying to get him again. They wont let it go. Host lets go to gordon, calling from sacramento, california on the democratic line. Gordon, good morning. Caller good morning, good morning. Im an African American in my early 60s, and i have seen this play out all during the civil rights movement, the misinformation propaganda as it andains to Voting Rights just plain old civil rights. Here we go again. I am from the era, in kindergarten, we used to hide under the desks thinking about the bombs during the cuba crisis and everything, and a family of military veterans. Living abroad, being around, theng an open mind, i think American Public, you know, spearheaded this. Communication, misinformation being spearheaded by social media, they are so gullible. They do not really see what is happening. That makes it so easy for the russian government to separate us and do what they are doing. Now they want to put bernie in the same position they put , to confuseton in this reality tv public as they go to the polls and add more dissension between the American People. This is crazy. Now, the New York Times points out that this disclosure came a day before the nevada caucuses, which are later today, where mr. Sanders is a favorite, and follow the revelations a day earlier that moscow was interfering on President Trumps behalf this year, as it did in 2016. A little bits into more detail about what happened in the briefing. Let me read that to you in briefings to House Intelligence Committee members last week and to mr. Sanders, officials said russia was actively interfering in the campaign. The house briefing said intelligence officials said russia had a preference for mr. Trump. Revelations about the house briefings enraged the president , useclaimed democrats would moscows support for him against him, people familiar with the matter said. Later, he replaced the acting director of national intelligence, joseph maguire, although Administration Officials have said it was not a direct result of the briefing. The americanll, ambassador to germany who mr. Trump appointed this week to replace mr. Maguire, asked the agencies under his purview on friday to provide the raw information and analysis that went into the briefing, people familiar with the matter said. Once again, all this came out on friday, one day before the nevada caucuses. I will remind you that today, cspan will have the latest from nevadas Democratic Caucuses and remarks from the candidates. Live coverage will start here on cspan at 6 00 p. M. Eastern, so tune in starting at 6 00 p. M. Latest from the nevada caucus and the candidate speeches on cspan, cspan. Org, and of course, on the free cspan radio app. Lets go back to our phone lines and see what you have to say about the Washington Post report , that russia has been meddling to aid the Sanders Campaign. Lets talk to tom, calling from new york, new york state on the independent line. Tom, good morning. Caller thank you very much, cspan, good morning america. Desperation again. Desperation by the democrats. They cant win fairly, so now they have to do with the unfair way. Host how do you think this is unfair for the democrats . Caller because they wasted all three years with donald trump and the presidency, could have got so much stuff done. They wasted all that time on the phony russia, russia, russia thing. It didnt work out for them. It wasnt the truth. Now they are into the whole ukraine thing. They try to bury him with that. They are still not working with the guy. Three years they ruined this guys presidency and how much he could have got done. It is ridiculous. It really is ridiculous. Host lets go to amelia, calling from california on the democratic line. Caller good morning. Host amelia, good morning. Cspan. Good morning, i think the Washington Post would put whoever is leading in the polls if it would have been Pete Buttigieg, they would have said he was meddling, russia was meddling with him, because Bernie Sanders is doing so well, they are trying to throw a wrench in what is going on, and all of Bernie Sanders of bernie, i am sanders supporter, it has nothing to do with russia. It has to do with a man who has a good outlook in helping the average American People. You just cant take everything at its word, you know . You cant be like the gentleman said earlier, you can be that gullible. If it wasnt bernie, it would have been another democratic president ial candidate who is doing well. They would have put their name on it. Bernie is doing well, so hey, lets put the wrench in Bernie Sanders, try to screw that up. It is going to give republicans or going to give trump fuel to say, Bernie Sanders really didnt win. It was the russians who helped him. They are not going after bernie, they are working with trump. They work with trump and trump is totally ok with it, where Bernie Sanders is not. Host President Donald Trump actually referred to this weeks democratic debate during his keeping America Great again rally in las vegas. Here is what he had to say. [video clip] the radical and left radical left attempts to turn have ended inracy a big fat failure. By the way, you saw today, single best day i have ever had in the polls. [cheers and applause] and any poll that the fake news gives you, because the real numbers are higher, but any poll a fake. E you is but wisconsin, the great state of wisconsin, i was leading by many, many, many points by everyone. Mike, how did he do in the debate . Mike he needs a box. He was a beauty. What happened . He couldnt breathe. What happened . Mike would like to know. How about that pocahontas screaming at him . Host lets go back to our phone lines and talk to thomas, calling from spring hill, florida on the republican line. Good morning. Caller good morning. I want to get two facts out why it is in the russians best interests to have sanders as the president. First, trum