Both presidential candidates are asked to respond to the recent news that Iran and Russia obtained US voter registration information in an effort to interfere with the election, CNN reports. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said, “I made it clear, that any country, no matter who it is, that interferes in American elections will pay a price.”“They will pay a price if I’m elected,” Biden continued, specifically referring to interference by China, Russia and Iran. Asked how he would deal with election interference in a second term, Trump deflected to discussing purported details about Biden’s son’s dealings with Ukraine. The President also said he was informed of the recent election interference efforts, and underscored Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe’s assessment that the efforts by Iran and Russia and were done to undermine Trump’s candidacy. Trump claimed Ratcliffe told him, "They both want you to lose, ‘cause there’s been nobody tougher to Russia."

Source: The Standard October 23, 2020 02:15 UTC