A Republican congressman threw a jab at the media when he suggested Russia may have done their job by providing Americans with information that affected the election.
Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona is not convinced there is enough evidence to accuse Russia of deliberately meddling with the U.S. election. He is sure, however, that if the information exposed by the alleged Russian hacking was accurate, then the media fell short of their responsibility.
Rep Franks:”If Russia succeeded in giving…info that was accurate…they merely did what the media should’ve done” https://t.co/NSZqUJz81Q
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) December 29, 2016
“I’m all for doing what’s necessary to protect the election here, but there’s no suggestion that Russia hacked into our voting systems or anything like that. If anything, whatever they may have done, was to try to use information in a way that may have affected something that they believe was in their best interest,” Franks said in an interview on MSNBC.
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“But the bottom line, if they succeeded – if Russia succeeded – in giving the American people information that was accurate, then they merely did what the media should have done,” he suggested.
His controversial remarks created a stir on social media as Twitter users reacted.
@frankthorp but media doesn’t employ hackers and the people wouldn’t willingly give that information up. Lol
— Mark Bland (@markbland) December 29, 2016
@markbland @frankthorp so now we are encouraging the media to break the law and hack campaign servers. Awesome.
— Middle-Age White Guy (@mdlagewhiteguy) December 29, 2016
@mdlagewhiteguy @frankthorp they got it all figured out
— Mark Bland (@markbland) December 29, 2016
@frankthorp Why is any Representative or Senator ok with a foreign govt using information stolen from private individuals and organization?
— Suburban Flamingo (@Suburb_Flamingo) December 29, 2016
@frankthorp what a curious position
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) December 29, 2016
Trent Franks has dishonored himself by choosing party, siding with Russian attacks on our democracy, over country. #Shame
— John Weaver (@JWGOP) December 29, 2016
@frankthorp Which journalist wants to be the first to volunteer to break into Franks’ office and home and see what info they can find?
— Jefferson T. Clinton (@JeffTClinton) December 29, 2016
@frankthorp @nickconfessore *facepalm
— (((NathanaelStCyr))) (@NathanaelStCyr) December 29, 2016
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