Cotton emphasized, 'What did make a difference in the last election is the lies about Hunter Biden's laptop that more than four dozen former intelligence officials lied about in the middle of that campaign.' He claimed that these actions had a significant impact on the election results and criticized media outlets, including CNN, for promoting this narrative rather than investigating it. His assertion implies a belief that misinformation influenced voter perceptions more than direct foreign interference.
When confronted regarding right-wing influencers potentially funded by Russian operatives, Cotton stated, 'People should not knowingly take money from the government of Russia or Iran or China or any other adversarial nation to try to influence the election.' This shows his acknowledgment of the gravity of foreign funding in politics, yet he trivializes the impact of Russian disinformation, framing it as a minor issue compared to domestic misinformation.
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