Trump’s national security adviser says US against Russian, Chinese efforts against traffic infrastructure

White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday that the U.S. opposed Russian and Chinese efforts to tamper with the country’s electoral infrastructure.

O’Brien told CBS “Face The Nation” that Russia and China are “absolutely” interfering with U.S. election infrastructure by November.

He told Margaret Brennan of CBS that both countries had tried to “gain access to Secretary of State websites” and “collect data on Americans” and “participate in influence operations, whether it be on TikTok or Twitter or other spaces.”

“It’s a real concern,” he said. “But it’s not just Russia, Margaret, it’s the Chinese do not want the president to be re-elected.”

“China, like Russia and Iran, have been involved in cyber-attacks and fishing and that sort of thing regarding our electoral infrastructure and with respect for websites,” he said.

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– Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 9, 2020

William Evanina, the director of the National Center for Counterintelligence and Security, announced Friday that China, Russia and Iran are trying to “weigh the preferences and perspectives of voters,” sow transgressions and “trust the American people in our democratic process. to undermine. “

He said China did not want Trump to win re-election because he considered him “unpredictable” while Russia worked to harm presumptive Democratic presidential nominees Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden says Trump’s executive mission is ‘a reckless war on social security’ Trump entered into test exchange with top GOP donor Adelson: Blumenthal report calls for declassification of materials detailing Russian threat to US elections.

O’Brien said Sunday that U.S. officials are “aware of the attacks and” are taking steps to counter it. “

“Whether it’s China, Russia or Iran, we will not address it,” he said. “And there will be dire consequences for any country that seeks to interfere with our free and fair elections.”

Legislators’ concerns are growing about the 2020 elections as it draws to a close, after U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia had interfered with the 2016 elections. .