Is ire over social media’s influence in election Democratic bitterness?
Nov 1, 2017, 10:44 AM | Updated: 10:45 am
From left, Facebook's General Counsel Colin Stretch, Twitter's Acting General Counsel Sean Edgett, and Google's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kent Walker, are sworn in for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian election activity and technology, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Executives of major social media companies appeared before House and Senate intelligence committees Wednesday as lawmakers demanded answers regarding Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election.
KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross asked if this is all just being fueled by “Democratic bitterness” at losing the election?
Congressman Denny Heck, Washington’s 10th District representative, said one thing he continues to remind his Republican colleagues about is that any Russian melding in U.S. politics is a double-edged sword.
“Putin said it was to his advantage to support Trump,” he said. “But that doesn’t mean he’s Republican. He could very well turn on Republicans if it served his purpose. What he’s about is sowing discord and disunity and dividing us.”
You can listen to the full interview with Heck here.
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