Trump calls CIA assessment of Russian interference in U.S. election 'ridiculous'

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Trump speaks to Fox News' Chris Wallace in an interview that aired Sunday. ("Fox News Sunday")

President-elect Donald Trump trashed the reported assessment by the Central Intelligence Agency that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election in an effort to help him win the White House, calling it "just another excuse" pushed by the Democrats to undercut his stunning victory.

"I think it's ridiculous," Trump told Chris Wallace in interview that aired on "Fox News Sunday," his first Sunday show sit-down since winning the election. "I don't believe it."

In October, 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA, concluded that Russian hacking of American "political organizations" like the Democratic National Committee was an attempt to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system. On Friday, the Washington Post reported that the CIA now says it is now "quite clear" that electing Trump was Russia's goal.

"If you look at the story and you take a look at what they said, there's great confusion," Trump told Wallace. "Nobody really knows, and hacking is very interesting. Once they hack, if you don't catch them in the act you're not going to catch them. They have no idea if it's Russia or China or somebody. It could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. I mean, they have no idea."

Trump said he believes that the Post report is part of an effort by the Democrats to deflect responsibility for their defeat.

"Every week it's another excuse. We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College," Trump said. "I think the Democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country."

Trump collected 306 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton's 232. Clinton, though, leads Trump in the popular vote by more than 2.6 million, with absentee votes still being counted in several states, including California.

On Sunday, Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham joined Democrats calling for a full-scale investigation into the reports, saying in a joint statement that the CIA's report of Russia's efforts in the election "should alarm every American."

On CBS' "Face the Nation," McCain urged Trump to accept the CIA's assessment.

"The facts are there," he said.

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[bronco67]

Is some American hero going to step in and take care of this problem? Let hope secret service takes frequent naps.

[TrafficTitan]

The Russian connection is a fabrication.

[nico-t]

again, the total all out war year-long organized character assassination executed by all MSM is forgotten and ignored by anyone playing the Putin card.

Such a huge dirty propaganda scheme is a thousand times more efficient in influencing voters. If the media would be objective Trump would have won with at least 75% of votes.

[noshit]

Originally Posted by TrafficTitan

The Russian connection is a fabrication.

Absolutely. The CIA is an enemy of the American people ... always has been

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[Paul Markham]

The Russians are bright enough to make sure nothing is traced back to them.

[TheSquealer]

Funny how there is sooooooo much concern AFTER the election lost while there was no concern during the election. The government had nothing to say about the hacked dnc emails when it happened because Obama, Hillary and co had assumed an easy election win. NOW there is so much concern about every aspect of the election process. Dems argued for years that blacks and Mexicans shouldn't be unfairly burdened by being expected to get a state ID to vote because voter fraud just didn't happen and NOW .... suddenly it's a huge problem and Democrats are suddenly extremely concerned with the integrity of the electoral process. Funny stuff.

Just accept defeat and stop acting like sniveling pussies and move forward.

We are now 25 years or so into the self entitled, participation trophy generation and it's pretty obvious that thinking is only doing you harm as all you can do is smugly assume you've won and then cry and throw a tantrum like 6 year olds when you realize you didn't get what you want.

[NewNick]

Originally Posted by TheSquealer

Funny how there is sooooooo much concern AFTER the election lost while there was no concern during the election. The government had nothing to say about the hacked dnc emails when it happened because Obama, Hillary and co had assumed an easy election win. NOW there is so much concern about every aspect of the election process. Dems argued for years that blacks and Mexicans shouldn't be unfairly burdened by being expected to get a state ID to vote because voter fraud just didn't happen and NOW .... suddenly it's a huge problem and Democrats are suddenly extremely concerned with the integrity of the electoral process. Funny stuff.

Just accept defeat and stop acting like sniveling pussies and move forward.

We are now 25 years or so into the self entitled, participation trophy generation and it's pretty obvious that thinking is only doing you harm as all you can do is smugly assume you've won and then cry and throw a tantrum like 6 year olds when you realize you didn't get what you want.

Are you not concerned about how he is handling this ?

Serious question.

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by nico-t

again, the total all out war year-long organized character assassination executed by all MSM is forgotten and ignored by anyone playing the Putin card.

Such a huge dirty propaganda scheme is a thousand times more efficient in influencing voters. If the media would be objective Trump would have won with at least 75% of votes.

LOL! Ok sure buddy!

[JFK]

"calling it "just another excuse" pushed by the Democrats to undercut his stunning victory."

He's Stunned allright

[ErectMedia]

Originally Posted by nico-t

If the media would be objective Trump would have won with at least 75% of votes.

Originally Posted by TheSquealer

Funny how there is sooooooo much concern AFTER the election lost while there was no concern during the election. The government had nothing to say about the hacked dnc emails when it happened because Obama, Hillary and co had assumed an easy election win. NOW there is so much concern about every aspect of the election process. Dems argued for years that blacks and Mexicans shouldn't be unfairly burdened by being expected to get a state ID to vote because voter fraud just didn't happen and NOW .... suddenly it's a huge problem and Democrats are suddenly extremely concerned with the integrity of the electoral process. Funny stuff.

Just accept defeat and stop acting like sniveling pussies and move forward.

We are now 25 years or so into the self entitled, participation trophy generation and it's pretty obvious that thinking is only doing you harm as all you can do is smugly assume you've won and then cry and throw a tantrum like 6 year olds when you realize you didn't get what you want.

Could probably frame this as a Trump Nation poster.

[DownThePoole]

"Earth is round". Trump: "I don't believe it". OMG.

[Google Expert]

Originally Posted by bronco67

Is some American hero going to step in and take care of this problem? Let hope secret service takes frequent naps.

I'd be careful with posts like that if I were you.

Some dumbass had already joked about assassinating Trump. He spent a day being interrogated by the secret service and was kicked out of his company.

CEO Threatens to ASSASSINATE TRUMP With Sniper Rifle at White House

Matt Harrigan, the CEO of San Diego-based network security startup PacketSled, resigned yesterday after a flurry of comments he made on Facebook went viral over the weekend, prompting the company to place him on administrative leave and to report his comments to the Secret Service. Harrigan's comments weren't the usual sort of executive meltdown—they amounted to a declaration that Harrigan was going to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.

In a Facebook thread about last week's presidential election, Matt Harrigan wrote, "I'm going to kill the President Elect."

"Bring it secret service," he wrote.

While those may have been rage posts stemming from the election last week, Harrigan went on to describe how he was going to buy a sniper rifle and hunt down Trump when he moved into the White House. "Getting a sniper rifle and perching myself where it counts," he wrote in one of a series of comments on a thread about the election. "Find a bedroom in the whitehouse [sic] that suits you motherfucker. I'll find you."

The comments went viral in screenshots, being posted first on Reddit's The_Donald subreddit. On Sunday, Harrigan apologized on his company's blog for the comments, saying that his rant "was intended to be a joke, in the context of a larger conversation, and only privately shared as such."

[TheSquealer]

Originally Posted by NewNick

Are you not concerned about how he is handling this ?

Serious question.

No. I'm not. I wasn't overly concerned about Obamas dubious birth certificate or initial refusal to prove his Citizenship either. It doesn't matter. Whats done is done.

I'm not an over anxious, paranoid, hand-wringing lunatic who thinks the world can only be a great place to live if "our team" is in power... and who really only cares that the world continue to validate me by showering me with participation trophies.

His Presidency will be exactly like every other Presidency. One side will cheer. One side will boo. That will never stop. Politics will still be a team sport with each team constantly maneuvering for the title by attacking every little move of the other. Little that was promised to happen will happen. The impending doom and gloom will never come.... and the political pendulum will continue to swing as it always have with fucking idiots on the liberal side, only able to rationalize your severely twisted and tunnel visioned view of the world by telling yourself "the other guys are crazy" as if thinking 1/2 the voting population of the US being crazy/brainwashed is somehow either reasonable or rational or even something a sane mind could conceive of.