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Trump says cyberattack ‘under control,’ plays down Russian role
WASHINGTON, Dec 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – President Donald Trump
Saturday downplayed a massive cyberattack on US goverment agencies,
declaring it “under control” and undercutting the assessment by his
own administration that Russia was to blame.
“I have been fully briefed and everything is well under control,”
Trump tweeted in his first public comments on the hack, adding that
“Russia Russia Russia is the priority chant when anything happens” and
suggesting that China “may” also be involved.
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