I would like to return this psyop. It's plainly been used. Obviously someone bought it, returned it as defective, and now you've just put it in a new box and put it on sale as "new."
Russia interfering in 2024 election to help Trump, US intelligence officials say
The officials say Russia intends to use social media to manipulate US public opinion in favor of Trump
Oh no -- not the return of FaceBook ads!!!
This all feels so familiar.
Officials with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) have warned that Russia has launched a plan to interfere in the 2024 election to bolster the chances of former President Trump being re-elected.
In a briefing with reporters on Tuesday, ODNI officials said that Russia is the "preeminent threat" to the election and that while China doesn't plan to influence the outcome of the presidential race, the communist nation is being carefully monitored to see if it mingles in down-ballot races.
Russia doesn't favor the political family it paid millions of dollars to! No, it favors Trump.
"It's all the tactics we've seen before, primarily through social media, efforts using influential U.S. voices to amplify their narratives and other tactics," an official said. "And as far as who they're targeting, what we can say today is, Russia is sophisticated enough to know that, targeting swing state voters is, particularly valuable to them."
Officials said that the intelligence community expects Russia will increase its underhanded activities as U.S. election day gets closer in order to manipulate public opinion, underscoring the threat to America's political landscape.
Although former President Trump was not named specifically, ODNI officials said that the Russian interference is mimicking what it says were similar preferences for U.S. presidential candidates seen in previous election cycles.
Russia is "undertaking a whole-of-government approach to influence the election, including the presidential race, Congress and public opinion," the official said, noting that Russia has grown "more sophisticated" over the years in election interference.
The Kremlin, officials said, is seeking to influence specific voting groups in swing states, as well as looking to promote divisive narratives and denigrate specific politicians, although no specifics were provided.
Cheap fakes!Cynical Publius
@CynicalPublius
I think the think that bugs me the most about this "Russia, Russia, Russia" claptrap is that when I was busy staring down Ivan in the Cold War and figuring out how long I could live depending on the blast radius of a tactical nuke, these same freaking Democrats were doing everything they could to give aid and comfort to our Soviet enemies.
It makes me very angry.
Kyle Shideler
@ShidelerK
Putin has publicly repeatedly told anyone who asked that his preferred candidate is Biden for the obvious reasons. This is an unprecedented statement by a Russian leader. But I'm sure there are some Facebook ads or something showing the opposite.