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# George W. Bush Says Russia Meddled in the 2016 Presidential Election

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## Video: George W. Bush Says Russia Meddled in the 2016 Presidential Election

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_Published 2018-02-08. Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that “there’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 American presidential election_


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## Transcript

LEt me say one other thing about Putin. I would have said a couple of years ago he's not a direct threat to the homeland except for the elections. And it's problematic that a foreign nation is involved in our election Election system because democracy is really only as good as people trust the results, and, you know, there's pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled. Whether they affected the outcome is another question, but they meddled and that's dangerous for democracy. I'll remind you, however, that During the Cold War they did the same thing. And they're very adept at trying to manipulate opinion and, whether it be here, or in Europe, and they're still active in Europe like they are in the United States, I don't mean here, I meant there.

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