Trump Chides FBI Chief for Saying Russia Seeks to Defeat Biden

Moscow is working ‘primarily to denigrate’ Biden, Wray said
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Watch: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray says Russia is seeking to hurt Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign through social media and influence operations.(Source: APTN/Bloomberg)

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By Chris Strohm

September 17, 2020 at 1:36 PM UTC

Updated on

September 18, 2020 at 1:07 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump ridiculed FBI Director Christopher Wray for telling Congress that Russia is seeking to hurt Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign through social media and influence operations.

China “is a FAR greater threat than Russia, Russia, Russia,” Trump said in a tweet Thursday evening.