Biden Rejects Barr Assertion on China Interference
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On Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pushed back against statements made by Attorney General William Barr that China is the biggest threat to the presidential election. While left-leaning articles highlight that Attorney General Barr’s claims about voter fraud in the United States are false, right-leaning articles highlight that White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said that he agrees that China is the top election threat.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Attorney General Barr’s claims about voter fraud in the United States are false. Barr’s Texas case that he cited as proof involves one fraudulent ballot, not the 1,700 he claimed.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that a new intelligence assessment published last month found that Russia is actively working to “denigrate” Biden. The Trump administration continues to escalate the rhetoric against China, as the president has blamed China for the coronavirus outbreak, while the Justice Department has cracked down on efforts by the Chinese government to spay American intellectual property and trade secrets
A right-leaning article by The New York Post highlights that moments after Biden’s press conference, White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said that he agrees with Barr and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that China is the top election threat. The Trump administration’s top intelligence official, William Evanina, said in August that China appears to favor Biden.