Iran Intervened in 2020 Election to ‘Undercut’ Trump, Intel Report Says

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Then–president Donald Trump (left) and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the second 2020 presidential campaign debate in Nashville, Tenn., October 22, 2020 (Morry Gash/Reuters Pool)

Iran intervened in the 2020 election to “undercut” President Trump’s campaign, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a report released Tuesday.

“We assess that Iran carried out a multi-pronged covert influence campaign intended to undercut former President Trump’s reelection prospects” without promoting President Biden, the ODNI said. “We assess that Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei authorized the campaign and Iran’s military and intelligence services implemented it using overt and covert messaging and cyber operations.”

Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, and in early 2020 ordered the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani, who oversaw the country’s covert campaigns in Syria.

The ODNI also concluded that Russia aimed to undermine Joe Biden’s candidacy and support Trump’s reelection. Russian president Vladimir Putin and a number of state agencies authorized those operations, according to the report.

The agency said that China considered efforts to attempt to change the outcome of the elections, but ultimately did not interfere. That country “assessed its traditional influence tools — primarily targeted economic measures and lobbying — would be sufficient to meet its goal of shaping U.S.-China policy regardless of the winner.”

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21 Comments

  1. That’s funny. The drooling Joe Biteme DOJ said there was no outside interference during the election.

    1. And, all you hear about from Biden and the media about election interference is: Russia! Russia! Russia!. And, Biden’s “unity” phrase by calling Putin a killer.

    2. What the hell did you expect from Christopher Ray in biden’s department of Justice or Injustice should I say!

  2. The schools need to be open. The kids need to in school learning. It is about the children getting an education. If you want to keep schools closed and only do half of the work that you do while schools are open. Then we need to cut your salary in half. Don’t deserve to be paid for work you don’t do

    1. These teachers shouldn’t be getting paid at all while they’re keeping schools closed! It’s ridiculous they’re setting on their ass at home doing nothing and getting paid!

      1. Ah , you need to do some homework b4 sprouting off.All the teachers are working every school day teaching our

        children on computers supplied by the schools .Our teachers already get a bad deal for all they do for our children and then to have someone like you belittling the teachers is disgusting to say the least.

  3. Always end a worthless short piece with a demonstrable lie!!!

    China paid off Mitch McConnell to destroy the Senate (“Vote Republican and you WON’T Get $2000-if he had just kept mouth shut, instead he purposely altered the 2020 Senate race…

    “The agency said that China considered efforts to attempt to change the outcome of the elections, but ultimately did not interfere. That country “assessed its traditional influence tools — primarily targeted economic measures and lobbying — would be sufficient to meet its goal of shaping U.S.-China policy regardless of the winner.”

  4. Let’s be clear…

    The new ODNI Director basically assures that that agency is now just an extension of the corrupt CIA….

  5. Let’s be clear…

    The new ODNI Director basically assures that that agency is now just an extension of the corrupt CIA….

    Ah, they only allow one comment and then claim it’s a duplicate…

    Lying is the norm, Patriot press is probably based in DC

  6. Just one more “nail in the election fraud coffin” that the SCOTUS along with the communist perpetrators are willing to ignore. Is America still a free country ? Hell NO!!!!

  7. Until American citizens stand up for their constitutional rights and recall or impeach the Marxist socialists in local governments, county governments, state governments and our federal government level they will continue their relentless march to take away every single right and freedom we have. Inaction by the vast majority of patriotic Americans is how they plan to implement their Communist manifesto.

  8. And instead of making it right and holding a clean election…we’re stuck paying over $3.00 a gallon for gas now.

  9. So does China approve of Iran’s meddling?

    China-joe could never have been elected on his own merits without fraud.

  10. China apparently figured they had already done their part to defeat President Trump by release the Covid-19 virus on the world.

  11. DHS, DOJ and other agencies issued a report on Tuesday which declared that Russia, China, and Iran didn’t influence the 2020 election, which was subsequently reported by ET just two days ago. Either one or the other conclusion can be accurate, not both. This is beyond Orwellian “double-speak,” and leads one to believe that someone is lying, or (20 years post 9/11,) our agencies persistently fail to communicate amongst themselves. 👎🏻

  12. DHS, DOJ and other agencies issued a report on Tuesday which declared that Russia, China, and Iran didn’t influence the 2020 election, which was subsequently reported by ET just two days ago. Either one or the other conclusion can be accurate, not both. This is beyond Orwellian “double-speak,” and leads one to believe that someone is lying, or (20 years post 9/11,) our agencies persistently fail to communicate amongst themselves. 👎🏻

  13. NEW:
    @ODNIgov
    releases unclassified report on attempted election interference in 2020 election… TAKEAWAYS
    — Russia tried to undercut Biden……A LIE! A FUCKING LIE!
    — Iran tried to undercut Trump
    —China did not interfere. …..A LIE! A FUCKING LIE!
    — No attempts to alter “any technical aspect of the voting process”……A LIE! A FUCKING LIE!

  14. Iran Interfering in American Elections?? Really! I was under the impression I got from the very reliable propaganda Arm of the Socialist of America, aka Democrats / Leftist / Big Tech that it was Russia!!
    I’m wondering where Valerie Jarret is lurking? We all know Obama’s mouthpiece Susan Rice is one of Bidens Handlers, and Dr. Biden is probably controlling his Meds to prevent too early a departure to total dementia. Who else besides the Domestic Oligarchs are Pulling Strings? I hope they rest Uncle Joe up before his “ARRANGED” Press Conference. He will have had a week to memorize and adjust his meds to allow at least 30 minutes before the teleprompter operator will freak out by not being able to adjust his script fast enough to match what he is Supposed to be saying. I am going to speculate that FOX News Peter Doocy will get called on just as the Network feed is cut!

  15. “Iran Intervened in 2020 Election to ‘Undercut’ Trump, Intel Report Says”

    As if we haven’t known this for 4 years now. What genius suddenly woke up over at ODNI? Our country is truly administered by fools. Pathetic.

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