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The president-elect is known for favoring a tone of unity, but in his pre-Christmas speech he criticized Donald Trump for not prioritizing America’s cybersecurity.
One of the major cyberattacks in American history it emerged last week. The hackers spent months exploring the systems of dozens of government agencies and corporations, including the United States Treasury, departments of national security, state, and defense. Federal officials warn that the attack is still continuing.
Joe Biden said the evidence suggests that Russia is the culprit in the attack and that the attack has been planned since last year.
“This assault occurred under the surveillance of Donald Trump, while he was not watching,” Biden said. “There is still a lot we don’t know. But we do know so much; this attack constitutes a serious risk to our national security. It was carefully planned and orchestrated.”
Biden said that once he understands the extent of the damage, the United States will respond and “probably in the same way” suggested some kind of retaliatory measure. Joe Biden also said the current administration does not share everything it knows with its transition team.
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US will ‘respond’ to alleged Russian cyber attack
The intelligence community, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr have also said that Russia was likely responsible for the attack. But Donald Trump has questioned Russia’s role on Twitter and hinted at China’s involvement.
“The Trump administration needs to make an official attribution,” Joe Biden said. “It remains your responsibility as president to defend American interests for the next four weeks, but rest assured, even if you don’t take this seriously, I will.”
The president-elect said he was willing to spend billions of dollars to strengthen America’s cybersecurity, but could not say for sure whether current systems were secure.
This is just one of the many crises the United States faces as it second wave of the pandemic it continues to increase in much of the country. Biden warned that the darkest days are yet to come in the fight against coronavirus.
Meanwhile, he received $ 892 billion (£ 665 billion) coronavirus relief bill passed in Congress on Monday. After months of bickering, funding was viewed by many as disappointing, but essential for millions of struggling and unemployed businesses.
Joe Biden called this a “down payment” of what is actually needed and said he would ask lawmakers for more help after he takes office on January 20.
Donald Trump has been largely silent on most of these topics on Twitter. His tweets show little evidence that he is still running the country, but they continue to sell unsubstantiated claims about a rigged election.
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