Obama Continues to Threaten Russia by Releasing Yet Another Inflammatory Statement
On Thursday Obama issued sanctions against Russia and booted out over 30 diplomats as retaliation for a “Russian hacking scandal” that supposedly “tipped the election” to Trump, but has no evidence to back up the claim.
Obama is still poking the bear, and he’s now sent out another inflammatory statement as if he wants to throw us into war as he walks out the door.
Obama Statement:
Statement by the President on Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election. These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior. All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions.
In October, my Administration publicized our assessment that Russia took actions intended to interfere with the U.S. election process. These data theft and disclosure activities could only have been directed by the highest levels of the Russian government. Moreover, our diplomats have experienced an unacceptable level of harassment in Moscow by Russian security services and police over the last year. Such activities have consequences.
Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response. I have issued an executive order that provides additional authority for responding to certain cyber activity that seeks to interfere with or undermine our election processes and institutions, or those of our allies or partners. Using this new authority, I have sanctioned nine entities and individuals: the GRU and the FSB, two Russian intelligence services; four individual officers of the CRU; and three companies that provided material support to the CRU’s cyber operations. In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury is designating two Russian individuals for using cyber-enabled means to cause misappropriation of funds and personal identifying information. The State Department is also shutting down two Russian compounds, in Maryland and New York, used by Russian personnel for intelligence-related purposes, and is declaring “persona non grata” 35 Russian intelligence operatives.
Finally, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are releasing declassified technical information on Russian civilian and military intelligence service cyber activity, to help network defenders in the United States and abroad identify, detect, and disrupt Russia’s global campaign of malicious cyber activities. These actions are not the sum total of our response to Russia’s aggressive activities. We will continue to take a variety of actions at a time and place of our choosing, some of which will not be publicized. In addition to holding Russia accountable for what it has done, the United States and friends and allies around the world must work together to oppose Russia’s efforts to undermine established international norms of behavior, and interfere with democratic governance. To that end, my Administration will be providing a report to Congress in the coming days about Russia’s efforts to interfere in our election, as well as malicious cyber activity related to our election cycle in previous elections.
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There is zero evidence of Russian hacking of the DNC, and if it is possible, less than zero evidence of hacking voting machines. This is a fraud. It is absurd. It is irresponsible and nuts. Obama the punk and creep is trying to act tough and destabilize relationships ahead of Trump taking office. He has lost his mind. He is the worst president every, the most dishonest and corrupt, and his has the most sleazy. selfish, dumbest first family in our nation’s history. Without a title he is nothing, and in three weeks he will be nothing but a aggravation. His horrible, dispictable eight years have proven his has no talent, no competence, a poor intellect, an absence of imagination, and a very disreputable character, as does his wife. Low-life, trashy people, much like the Clintons.
This guy takes his fake news to the next level, it’s a bit embarrassing…
Show US the proof!
Where is the Evidence? That terrible man is a habitual liar. 3 weeks to go and still very dangerous.
At least we know Mr. Putin to be an intelligent man and he knows this is about a sore loser trying to undermine our incoming President, hoping to start what he won’t be able to finish. I am sure there will be difference of opinions in the future that will be handled in an adult way and not this 4th grade play yard we all see now.
The Liberal’s are so used to getting their way the can’t handle losing. The act like school yard bullies, unless they get their crayons and play doh. The Libs are being taken off their high horse and have fallen flat on their face!! It’s about time!! The Liberal’s warped ideologies have done nothing but ruined this country for the past eight excruciating years. It’s time for the American people and a President that actually loves America and it’s CITIZENS!!!!! Bye bye racist American hating Obama’s you will not be missed!
This horrible man is so full of BS it’s quite sickening! He has no proof what so ever. The CIA wouldn’t come forward to state that Russians influenced the election, because they have no proof. Obama is a sore loser, he can not accept that his reign of destruction to our country is coming to an end. He knows why Hillary lost. Hillary is the only person responsible for her lose. She is a corrupt, inept, sociopathic liar following in Obama’s foot steps. The American people did not want another 4 or more years of Obama the Muslim in disguise and his failed policies, and destructive agenda! The people have spoken, and it’s about time!!! Thank God that nasty above the law criminal Clinton is not our next President. It will be a day of celebration for most when the racist POS and his racist wife are out of the White House!! Good ridden!!!
He has single-handedly destroyed the Democrat Party. We can be grateful for that.
Where do you fools get your news from. If you don’t read your newspaper or social media you will be uninformed and if you do, you will be misinformed. Just because it’s in print, doesn’t make it true. You people speak as if you have more insight and information than our own intelligence agencies. Not