Homeland Security officials have been told not to discuss election security with Trump, which means that they are trying to fight the Russian 2020 threat behind Trump’s back.

Trump is trying to stop Homeland Security from protecting the 2020 election

The New York Times reported:

But in a meeting this year, Mick Mulvaney, the White House chief of staff, made it clear that Mr. Trump still equated any public discussion of malign Russian election activity with questions about the legitimacy of his victory. According to one senior administration official, Mr. Mulvaney said it “wasn’t a great subject and should be kept below his level.”

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One senior official described homeland security officials as adamant that the United States government needed to significantly step up its efforts to urge the American public and companies to block foreign influence campaigns. But the department was stymied by the White House’s refusal to discuss it, the official said.
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As a result, the official said, the government was failing to adequately inform Americans about continuing influence efforts.

Officials could be doing exponentially more to protect the 2020 election from Russian interference if the White House were on board and leading the effort. It is amazing and a tribute to the professionalism of those who work in Homeland Security that they can make the progress that they have achieved while having to work around the Trump White House.

Trump is the national security threat in the Oval Office

Trump and his family are not going to do anything to keep America’s elections safe, because they know that Russian interference helps Trump. Jared Kushner tried to rewrite history on Tuesday, but the reality is that Donald Trump probably loses in 2016 without the help of the Russians. Trump is such a threat to national and election security that Homeland Security is trying to keep the country that he is supposed to be defending safe without telling him.

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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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