Tom Cotton: Russian Plot to Interfere in Election Isn’t a Big Deal
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) doesn’t seem to care that the Department of Justice revealed a Russian plot to once again influence a presidential election. To him, they’re just “a few memes or videos.”
Cotton told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday’s State of the Union that, while he thought people shouldn’t take money from adversarial governments like Russia and China, he didn’t think their impact would truly be felt on the 2024 election results. His comments came days after the DOJ announced Russia Today employees paid $10 million to a U.S.-based media company that hosts various right-wing media figures including Tim Pool and Dave Rubin.
“I also think it's fair to say that a few memes or videos in the vast sea of political commentary is not going to make much of a difference in this election, nor has it in past elections as well,” Cotton said. “What did make a difference in the last election is the lies about Hunter Biden's laptop that more than four dozen former intelligence officials lied about in the middle of that campaign.”