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spanone

(135,830 posts)
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 04:13 PM Dec 2016

Trump, Dismissive of Hacking, Says Americans Should Get on With Our Lives...WTF?

sounds to me like trump is in cahoots with putin / russia

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald J. Trump said Americans should “get on with our lives” in comments to reporters before Thursday’s expected White House announcement that the United States will retaliate against Russia for its election-year hacking of Democratic Party computers.

Obama administration officials plan to announce a series of measures in response to the Russian meddling in the election, which could include publicly announced economic sanctions and secret countermeasures in cyberspace.

Asked late Wednesday night at his Mar-a-Lago estate about President Obama’s plans to take action against Russia and its president, Vladimir V. Putin, Mr. Trump was dismissive. He appeared to concede the need to make computers more secure, but was vague about how that related to a possible response to Russia.

“I think we ought to get on with our lives,” he said. “I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what is going on. We have speed, we have a lot of other things, but I’m not sure we have the kind, the security we need.”


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-hack.html?_r=0
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Trump, Dismissive of Hacking, Says Americans Should Get on With Our Lives...WTF? (Original Post) spanone Dec 2016 OP
KBG loving MFM008 Dec 2016 #1
i think trump needs to be sanctioned. spanone Dec 2016 #3
Can you imagine if the tables were turned and he lost and it appeared redstatebluegirl Dec 2016 #2
It's the classic, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain comment liberal N proud Dec 2016 #4
I didn't know... Else You Are Mad Dec 2016 #5
I suppose that in their defense Volaris Dec 2016 #7
That maggot wouldn't be saying it if they cheating worked against him onecaliberal Dec 2016 #6
Trump asked Russia to Hack, Why would he Investigate Hacking? mitty14u2 Dec 2016 #8
Worried about Putin Skidmore Dec 2016 #9
what does it say that he has no interest at all in pursuing this spanone Dec 2016 #10

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
2. Can you imagine if the tables were turned and he lost and it appeared
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 04:15 PM
Dec 2016

the Russians had hacked the election? My gosh there would be civil war! But we are supposed to just sit on our hands and accept this? NO I refuse!

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)
4. It's the classic, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain comment
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 04:15 PM
Dec 2016

He knows who and what was done and is trying to sweep his corruption under the rug.

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
5. I didn't know...
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 04:19 PM
Dec 2016

That computer's lives were so complicated. In fact, I thought that computers weren't alive! But, now that Trump has said it, it must be true!

mitty14u2

(1,015 posts)
8. Trump asked Russia to Hack, Why would he Investigate Hacking?
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 05:08 PM
Dec 2016


The FBI is reportedly looking into Donald Trump's former campaign manager's alleged ties to Russia

http://www.businessinsider.com/paul-manafort-russia-connections-fbi-donald-trump-2016-10

Why would Trump investigate himself!

spanone

(135,830 posts)
10. what does it say that he has no interest at all in pursuing this
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 06:01 PM
Dec 2016

i find it stunning in it's arrogance and hubris

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