Trump authorizes sanctions for foreign election meddling 0 SHARES Share it! “We’re going to take strong action to secure our election systems and the process,” Trump said in a statement. Interfering with election systems of pushing out propaganda and disinformation “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,” he said. In his announcement, indeed, Trump again rejected the idea that his 2016 victory was aided by foreign interference. Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Van Hollen, who have proposed legislation to attack foreign election interference, said Wednesday that Trump’s action was too restrained.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 13, 2018 00:33 UTC