George W. Bush says there was âclear evidenceâ that Russia meddled in the 2016 election
George W. Bush
Former Republican president George W. Bush  put  himself  at odds again with current Republican President Donald Trump early Thursday  when  he  claimed that the evidence the Russian government had attempted to sway the outcome of the 2016 presidential election was clear and persuasive.
Speaking at a business summit in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates   the 43rd president  said that there was "pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled."  He  did caution  however  that the evidence does not indicate  at least to  him   that such meddling actually had an impact on the contest's final outcome. "Whether [Russia] affected the outcome is another question "  he  said.
 Bush  continued  "Itâs problematic that a foreign nation is involved in our election system. Our democracy is only as good as people trust the results."
This follows comments made in October of last year  when  Bush  told an audience  "The Russian government has made a project of turning Americans against each other " and that "our country must show resolve and resilience in the face of external attacks on our democracy and that begins with confronting a new era of cyber-threats."
[TGT] put   [TGT]   at odds again with current Republican President Donald Trump early Thursday  when   [TGT]   claimed that the evidence the Russian government had attempted to sway the outcome of the 2016 presidential election was clear and persuasive.
Speaking at a business summit in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates   the 43rd president  said that there was "pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled."  He  did caution  however  that the evidence does not indicate  at least to  him   that such meddling actually had an impact on the contest's final outcome. "Whether [Russia] affected the outcome is another question "  he  said.
  [TGT] continued  "Itâs problematic that a foreign nation is involved in our election system. Our democracy is only as good as people trust the results."
This follows comments made in October of last year  when   [TGT] told an audience  "The Russian government has made a project of turning Americans against each other " and that "our country must show resolve and resilience in the face of external attacks on our democracy and that begins with confronting a new era of cyber-threats."