Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

Trump On Nukes: “Let It Be An Arms Race”

Politico reports: President-elect Donald Trump on Friday morning escalated his calls for a stronger U.S. nuclear arsenal, saying he was fine with an “arms race” if it puts the U.S. in a stronger position against foreign adversaries. “Let it be an arms race … we will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all,” Trump told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” …

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Freakouts Follow Trump’s “More Nukes” Tweet Which Came Hours After A Similar Message From Putin

The Hill reports: Arms-control groups said it was unclear what Trump meant by expanding and strengthening nuclear capability, but listed several possible scenarios: building more nuclear-capable systems than planned under the current modernization efforts, having nuclear-capable systems carry the maximum number of warheads possible, creating bombs with more kilotons of nuclear power and increasing the number of warheads in the …

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Leaked Documents Show Rex Tillerson To Be Head Of US-Russian Oil Company Based In The Bahamas

The Guardian reports: Rex Tillerson, the businessman nominated by Donald Trump to be the next US secretary of state, is the long-time director of a US-Russian oil firm based in the tax haven of the Bahamas, leaked documents show. Tillerson – the chief executive of ExxonMobil – has been a director of the oil company’s Russian subsidiary, Exxon Neftegas, since …

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Kellyanne Conway: Obama Only Complains About Russian Hacking Because Hillary Is Making Him [VIDEO]

CBS News reports: Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to Donald Trump, questioned Sunday President Obama’s motives for choosing to respond against Russia over cyber attacks into Democratic party systems. Asked on CBS’ “Face the Nation” whether the president-elect approved of Mr. Obama’s call to take action against Russia because of the Kremlin-directed hacked, Conway said Mr. Trump “respects” the decision. …

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Chris Wallace Battles Reince Priebus: Why Won’t Trump Accept US Intel On Russian Hacking? [VIDEO]

Via Mediaite: Chris Wallace faced off with incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus about President-elect Donald Trump‘s seeming refusal to accept the U.S. intel consensus on Russian election interference. Priebus kept dismissing the reporting about an intel community consensus and instead turned the tables on the left for whipping all this up to delegitimize Trump’s election win and …

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John McCain Again Calls For Investigation: Russia’s Hacking Threatens To “Destroy Democracy” [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Sen. John McCain said Russian election-related hacks threaten to “destroy democracy” and faulted the American response as “totally paralyzed.” McCain, the Arizona Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, again called for a select committee to investigate the CIA’s finding that Russia hacked Democrats’ emails in a bid to help President-elect Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. “This …

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SNL Hammers Trump On Putin And Tillerson [VIDEO]

The New York Times recaps: Though there is still a week until Christmas, “Saturday Night Live” has already seized the opportunity to leave a lump of coal in the stocking of President-elect Donald J. Trump. In its final episode of 2016, “S.N.L.,” the sketch series and enduring thorn in Mr. Trump’s side, began with a cold open on Saturday that …

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BREAKING: FBI Director James Comey Backs CIA Report That Russia Hacked Election To Help Trump Win

The Washington Post reports: FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. have backed a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to U.S. officials. Comey’s support for the CIA’s conclusion suggests that the leaders of the three agencies are in agreement …

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Hillary Clinton: Russia Hacked Those Emails Because Vladimir Putin Carries A “Personal Beef Against Me”

The New York Times reports: Hillary Clinton said Thursday the hacking attacks carried out by Russia against her campaign and the Democratic National Committee were intended “to undermine our democracy” and were ordered by Vladimir V. Putin “because he has a personal beef against me.” Speaking to a group of donors in Manhattan, Mrs. Clinton said that Mr. Putin, the …

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Obama Vows To “Take Action” Against Russia [VIDEO]

Politico reports: President Barack Obama vowed to take retaliatory action against Russia for trying “to impact the integrity” of the 2016 presidential elections, in an interview broadcast Thursday. “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections that we need to take action,” the president told NPR. “And we will …

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REPORT: Russian Hacking Is Continuing “Unabated”

CNN reports: Russian cyberhacking activity has continued largely unabated since the November election, including against US political organizations, US officials briefed on the investigation told CNN on Thursday. Among the attempted cyber breaches are phishing attempts targeting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign, one official says. The attempt to breach the Clinton campaign was unsuccessful, investigators tell CNN. The attempts …

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Conway: I’m Ever So Pissed That The White House Says Maybe Trump Knew About Russian Hacking [VIDEO]

Politico reports: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest’s assessment that President-elect Donald Trump may have known about Russian cyberattacks targeting the U.S. electoral process was “breathtaking” and “very unfortunate,” Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said Thursday. Speaking at his daily press briefing, Earnest referenced a remark Trump made at his most recent formal press conference, held in July, when he …

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Kremlin Denies Putin Was Involved In Hacking

The Washington Post reports: The Kremlin has denied a report that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed how hacked data from U.S. Democrats was used during the U.S. presidential election. NBC News on Wednesday quoted U.S. intelligence officials as saying that Putin “became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign.” Asked about the report, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday …

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Right Wing Blames Obama For Russia’s Hacking

From today’s lead story on World Net Daily: The White House was on the defensive Wednesday, explaining why it didn’t respond more quickly to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. election while critics accused President Obama of hypocrisy. Talk host Laura Ingraham, who has been discussed as a possible press secretary in the new Trump administration, told WND that Obama …

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Trump Signals Belief In Russian Hacking Story

Reuters reports: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday raised more questions about Russia’s reported role in cyber attacks on U.S. political parties and individuals as well as the timing of the White House’s response under President Barack Obama. “If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House waite so long to act? Why did they only …

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US Officials: Putin Was Directly Involved In Hacking

NBC News reports: U.S. intelligence officials now believe with “a high level of confidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News. Two senior officials with direct access to the information say new intelligence shows that Putin personally directed how hacked …

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RNC Spox Sean Spicer On Hacking: John Podesta’s Email Behavior Is Why This Is Even A Story [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: During an interview on CNN today, Republican National Committee spokesperson Sean Spicer essentially blamed Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta for Russians hacking his email, stating that if it weren’t for him and others behaving badly none of the hacking would have occurred. Speaking to host Wolf Blitzer, Spicer was asked about the CIA’s assessment that Russia intervened in …

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Screaming Match With Pro-Russia GOP House Rep Forces MSNBC To Cut Off His Microphone [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Republican California congressman Dana Rohrabacher, best known for his stridently pro-Russian foreign policy and derided by critics as “Putin’s favorite congressman,” went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to explosive results Tuesday. The interview immediately turned contentious when host Joe Scarborough started by asking Rohrabacher why the United States was doing nothing while Russia and Syria slaughtered the Syrian people. …

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Trump Formally Nominates Zillionaire Exxon CEO And Putin Crony Rex Tillerson To Be Secretary Of State

Business Insider reports: President-elect Donald Trump has picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, his team confirmed Tuesday morning. The secretary of state nomination comes after weeks of speculation and numerous rumored candidates. “His tenacity, broad experience and deep understanding of geopolitics make him an excellent choice for Secretary of State. He will promote regional stability and …

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Josh Earnest: You Don’t Need A Security Clearance To See Who Benefited From Russia’s Hacking [VIDEO]

Via Mediaite: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest fielded a lot of questions today on reports of Russian interference in the election. “You didn’t need a security clearance,” he said, “to figure out who benefited from malicious Russian cyber activity.” Earnest even said of Donald Trump, “He called on Russia to hack his opponent… so he certainly had a pretty good …

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