Biden on foreign election meddling: ‘All the bad guys are rooting for Trump’
by Brett Samuels - 06/04/24 8:39 AM ET
President Biden said in a new interview that there is evidence China is meddling in the upcoming U.S. election, quipping that “all the bad guys” are rooting for former President Trump in November’s race.
“There is evidence that meddling is going on,” Biden told Time Magazine in an interview published Tuesday, declining to go into greater detail.
When a reporter interjected to say it sounded as if China was meddling, Biden said China “would have an interest in meddling.”
“Everybody, all the bad guys are rooting for Trump, man. Not a joke,” he added.
Biden earlier in the interview, conducted May 28, recounted how foreign leaders frequently tell him that it’s important he win reelection to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad.
The president’s comments come after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in April, following a three-day trip to China, that there were signs Beijing was attempting to influence and potentially interfere in the upcoming U.S. election.
CNN reported that Biden warned Chinese President Xi Jinping during a November meeting in San Francisco not to interfere in the 2024 elections.
Taiwanese groups earlier this year outlined a major disinformation campaign employed by Chinese actors during the island nation’s national elections, which concluded in January and delivered a blow to Beijing with the victory of a pro-U.S. candidate.
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