Sen. JD Vance of Ohio addressed the latest Russian disinformation efforts in the U.S. elections after the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a statement Fridaythat Russia is behind a fake video being spread on social media that shows someone tearing up ballots in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.
On “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” the Republican vice presidential nominee would not commit to taking action against Russia to hold it to account for meddling in the presidential election.
“I think a lot of countries are going to try to manipulate our voters. They’re going to try to manipulate our elections. That’s what they do,” Vance told Brennan. “I think the bigger question is, what is in our best interest vis-à-vis Russia, not what price Russia should pay for putting out social media videos.”
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