Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 16/07/2026However, it was well documented that Russia made extensive, systematic, and highly coordinated attempts to influence the 2020 United States presidential election. This was well-known in and out of government. Unclear where CBS got their information. 43910 0
Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I retired at the end of 2022. I am told by colleagues that following the midterms that year the NIC looked at Chinese influence operations in those elections. They found that a subset of bipartisan US candidates were targeted with Beijing focused on candidates who held strong anti-China positions 2154 0
Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 16/07/2026My colleagues tell me that in 2024 Beijing remained cautious at the presidential level but became aggressive in targeting several down-ballot candidates for House & Senate from both political parties who had taken strong legislative stances against China. Will be interesting what Trump says tomorrow 3174 0