President Trump disregards Russia meddling report as Democrat ‘misinformation campaign’

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 1:17 PM PT — Friday, February 21, 2020

President Trump has dismissed new reports that claimed Russia is, once again, attempting to sway the presidential election in his favor. On Friday, the president slammed Democrat lawmakers for what he called “another misinformation campaign.”

The president has labeled the move “hoax number seven” and noted the party still, after two weeks, has yet to finalize the results of the recent caucus in Iowa.

Another misinformation campaign is being launched by Democrats in Congress saying that Russia prefers me to any of the Do Nothing Democrat candidates who still have been unable to, after two weeks, count their votes in Iowa. Hoax number 7!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2020

The president’s son took to his defense later that day, tweeting, “Here we go again with the Russia, Russia, Russia nonsense.”

Here we go again with the Russia Russia Russia nonsenes. Meanwhile @realDonaldTrump has put the strongest sanctions ever on Russia. Maybe they’re putting out miss-information knowing that the usual clowns & media will bite and again help them accomplish their real goal… Chaos! https://t.co/Ie9zCYpPn9

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 21, 2020

Russian government officials have also denied these reports, which they called “paranoid.” On Friday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denounced the allegations and emphasized they will only escalate closer to the election.

This came after several media outlets reported that Russia is trying to meddle in the 2020 elections. According to those reports, intelligence officials told the House Intelligence Committee that the country is aiding President Trump’s reelection efforts.

Democrats in Congress reacted to these reports by saying this was “exactly as we warned he would do.”

“We count on the intelligence community to inform Congress of any threat of foreign interference in our elections,” stated Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). “If reports are true and the president is interfering with that, he is again jeopardizing our efforts to stop foreign meddling.”

We count on the intelligence community to inform Congress of any threat of foreign interference in our elections.

If reports are true and the President is interfering with that, he is again jeopardizing our efforts to stop foreign meddling.

Exactly as we warned he would do. https://t.co/viSBlnA1nb

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 21, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has called on members of Congress to “condemn the president’s reported efforts to dismiss threats to the integrity of our democracy and to politicize our intelligence community.”

“American voters should decide American elections, not Vladimir Putin,” she added.