Russian Twitter trolls diverted attention from Trump's 'Access Hollywood' comments: report

[JonLP24]

Twitter accounts linked to Russian agents sought to draw attention away from President Trump's crude comments to "Access Hollywood" late in last year's campaign and focus criticism on the mainstream media and Hillary Clinton, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

After The Washington Post released a 2005 recording of Trump boasting about groping and kissing women without their permission, Russian-backed Twitter accounts promoted the release of hacked emails from Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, and criticized the media for reporting on the so-called "Access Hollywood" tapes, the analysis shows.

"MSM (the mainstream media) is at it again with Billy Bush recording ... What about telling Americans how Hillary defended a rapist and later laughed at his victim?" one account, "America_1st-," tweeted at the time, according to the AP.

According to the AP, Russian accounts were active earlier in the campaign, as well. Some echoed Trump's false claim that then-President Obama was not born in the United States.

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/359605-russian-twitter-trolls-diverted-coverage-away-from-trumps-access?amp

[calimary]

1. They sure do love their "whataboutism," don't they!

Deflect, distract, change the subject, cue the alternative facts. They've got quite a routine going. Such a shame that so many dim bulbs out there fall for it over and over and over again.

[Blue_Tires]

2. And sadly plenty of useful idiots on the left followed suit and boosted the signal