Trump breaks his silence on huge cyber attack and says China may be responsible not Russia

BREAKING NEWS: Trump breaks his silence on huge cyber attack and says China may be responsible – despite Pompeo saying it was Russia – and voting machines could have been hit – but claims it is not as serious as is being reported

  • ‘The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality,’ he tweeted Saturday just before noon
  • He also suggested China could be behind the attack instead of Russia 
  • He went on to repeat unfounded claims of election fraud saying ‘there could also have been a hit on our ridiculous voting machines during the election’

Donald Trump has broken his silence over the huge suspected Russian cyber attack claiming that China could be behind the attack, despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeo publicly blaming Russia the day before. 

The president tweeted Saturday just before noon to downplay the hack which has compromised broad swathes of the federal government and private sector.  

He claimed the cyber attack ‘is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality’ and insisted that ‘everything is well under control’. 

Trump also once again pushed unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the presidential election, saying that voting machines could have been hacked.   

Trump posted this Christmas card photo on Friday with First Lady Melania. He broke his silence over the suspected Russian cyber attack claiming it ‘is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality’ and ‘everything is well under control’

‘The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality. I have been fully briefed and everything is well under control,’ he tweeted.

‘Russia, Russia, Russia is the priority chant when anything happens because Lamestream is, for mostly financial reasons, petrified of discussing the possibility that it may be China (it may!).’

He continued in a follow-up tweet: ‘There could also have been a hit on our ridiculous voting machines during the election, which is now obvious that I won big, making it an even more corrupted embarrassment for the USA. @DNI_Ratcliffe @SecPompeo’

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