White House adviser Jared Kushner is the latest Trump official to downplay Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. He made this comment while speaking at the Time 100 Summit today:
“You look at what Russia did, you know, buying some Facebook ads to try to sow dissent and do it, it’s a terrible thing. But I think the investigations and all of the speculation that’s happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impact on our democracy than a couple Facebook ads.”
On Sunday, Kellyanne Conway wouldn’t even acknowledge Russia helped Trump.
And Rudy Giuliani effectively said it was fine if they did.
Today, Jared Kushner said the attack was no more than a few Facebook ads.
There is no patriotism in Trump’s GOP. Only cowardly opportunism. https://t.co/hYYgLUlUpN
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) April 23, 2019
Some also argue that his remark makes the U.S. vulnerable to future meddling from Russia.
By falsely saying Russia's covert campaign to interfere in our election added up to "a few Facebook ads," White House senior official Jared Kushner was amplifying Russian propaganda and arguably undermining efforts to protect future US elections from foreign interference.
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) April 23, 2019
Watch more of Kushner’s remarks at the summit above.