Russia targeted African-American voters so they wouldn’t vote for Clinton.
Breaking News: The 2016 Russian influence operation targeted African-Americans and tried to limit Democratic voting, according to a report for the Senate https://t.co/tPz1EpdWK2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 17, 2018
Understand what this means: Black voters are now the only segment of the American electorate that must fight against voter suppression efforts by state & local govts w/i our country & against voter suppression efforts organized by foreign govts. https://t.co/7tt39waYsJ
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) December 17, 2018
Russia’s pro-Trump disinformation campaign used every major social media platform. https://t.co/umte6moKRV
— Slate (@Slate) December 17, 2018
I wrote about the (very long) history of Russia's use of American racial tensions to further its own geopolitical goals. https://t.co/1K4BAOt6kT
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) December 17, 2018
This is the kind of straight talk we need, @brianstelter. Trump's activity paints a consistent picture: He cheated to win the election and deceived the American people along the way, all while our leading foreign adversary helped him and tried to do business with him. https://t.co/cATBm7P7n1
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) December 17, 2018
From the Editorial Board:
Russia’s support for Trump’s election is no longer disputable. All Americans should find this foreign intervention absolutely intolerable. https://t.co/3NQ9LZKmn6
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) December 18, 2018
Sad! 