The U.S. intelligence community believes the Kremlin will direct its propaganda efforts to support former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, an intelligence official indicated on a media call Monday.

Iran is likely to continue to try to denigrate Trump, the official said, and China doesn’t appear to have a preference in the presidential race but may try to interfere in congressional races.

The call, held by the Foreign Malign Influence Center, one of the few arms of the U.S. government devoted to countering foreign propaganda campaigns, elaborated on an agency alert about foreign propaganda campaigns released Monday afternoon.

The official’s remarks were the clearest sign yet that the U.S. believes Trump remains Russia’s preferred candidate even after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee.

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    If Trump wins, Putin wins. If Harris wins, Trump starts Civil War II, Putin Wins. Brave New World!

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    USA: long history of interfering with foreign election, and other countries politics with public support for specific candidate.

    Russia: do the same.

    USA: How can they do that!?

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      Barely. “russia might use propaganda to help trump?” Says former intelligence guy? That’s the most lukewarm take on it possible.

      If it was reversed, this shit would be blaring 24/7.

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      It’s always disengagement propaganda. They know they’re not going to get the left to vote for Trump. It’ll be more manipulated media cutting down Harris to discourage turnout.

      We’re guaranteed to see a big wave of misinformation or muckraking with her VP choice.

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        You mean like: the DNC picked Harris, nobody voted for her, or she’s a prosecutor/cop who locked away hundreds for dime bags of weed, or somehow linked to her being a “border czar” even though she never was one, or her laugh I guess?

        Thankfully everything I’ve heard so far is a “throw everything at the wall to see what sticks” approach.

        You’re right about the VP pick mudslinging though.

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          Exactly. It’s been the play for decades. It’s never been about how good the Republican candidate is, just why you shouldn’t vote for the Democrat.

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    This not real news. This very fake news. Me and friends all vote at Trump because he is good politician man. Is no bots.

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      Very fake, comrade. I, a fellow American, will be eating a hamburger and having many decadent mayonnaise salads while voting for trump. He is very manly and killed a bear with only his hands. Is also no bots.

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      Imagine being so insecure that you have to tell people you’re not a robot. I mean honestly, what real person adds “btw not a robot” to their statements?

      I can’t think of a better way to out myself as a Russian troll.

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          Anyone ever tell you that sarcasm doesn’t translate over text unless explicitly declared? What about that comment was supposed to be humorous? Please let me know in detail. Not sure if I accidentally’d a word or what. You clearly have all the info so explain.

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            Take a break, go outside. You are very intense for no reason. Work on your problems instead of spitting toxicity on strangers online.

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            sarcasm doesn’t translate over text unless explicitly declared

            Yes, and you didn’t explicitly declare it. You don’t have to use /s, you can also use things like superlatives.

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    “Russia might continue interfering in international politics while supporting a Russian asset they’ve interfered with international politics before to support”

    I know things like this should be pointed out at ANY AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY, because apparently people have short attention spans… But holy shit reading stuff like this just makes me think the average person is so out of touch with reality that they literally need daily reminders that one of the shittiest people they know is still shitty.

    The only people who don’t think Russia has something on Trump that makes him an asset that they can use to destabilize politics in a rival country at any and every opportunity, are people somehow ignorant of the last decade of history, useful idiots, and people being paid to think that.

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    Plenty of people like to be told what to do. Thinking is hard. Just join in with the perpetual rage machine of right-wing ninnery.

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    um russia’s BEEN using propaganda for the last 10 years, to help captain “putin can do whatever the hell he wants” diaperpants