Cenk Uygur
@TheYoungTurks·6.5M subscribers·72.8K videos
Trump Officials: Russia Hacking US Elections RIGHT NOW
Posted
August 3, 2018
Views
77,224
Likes
1,835
Comments
414
Engagement
2.91%
August 3, 2018
77,224
1,835
414
2.91%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
11:54Now PlayingFight to get money out of politics at
Trump himself has yet to admit anything. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. TYT now has a full audio network! Listen at
"(CNN)A handful of top US national security officials said Thursday that Russia is continuing to pursue its efforts to interfere in the US political system and said President Donald Trump has directed them to make countering election interference a top priority.
"We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States," Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Thursday from the White House briefing room. "The President has specifically directed us to make the matter of election meddling and securing our election process a top priority.”
The top officials' presence in the White House briefing room amounted to the administration's most significant effort to date to convey that a whole of government effort is being undertaken to combat Russian attacks on US democracy, which Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said is "in the crosshairs.”
"Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, and it has become clear that they are the target of our adversaries who seek ... to sow discord and undermine our way of life," Nielsen said.”*
Read more here
Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian
***
The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 68pm ET.
Subscribe to The Young Turks on YouTube
Like The Young Turks on Facebook
Follow The Young Turks on Twitter
Buy TYT Merch
Download audio and video of the full two hour show ondemand + the membersonly post game show by becoming a member at Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth.
Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.(American Heritage Dictionary)
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
