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Introduction – March 17, 2021

Biden’s warning that Putin will “pay a price” for interfering in the last U.S. presidential election is rich with irony. It also shows an utter contempt for the democratic process and the American people.

There is a substantial number of reports and eyewitness testimony that call into question the integrity of the November 2020 U.S. presidential election. It was essentially a rigged election that put Biden into office and yet here he is warning that Putin will “pay” for interfering in the same election.

The thing is the Russians know that the 2020 U.S. election was rigged, that’s why it took them weeks before they officially congratulated Biden.

Biden’s warning probably means further sanctions, which will only confirm Russia’s suspicions that they are dealing with a thoroughly duplicitous, criminal regime in Washington. Ed.

Biden vows Russia’s Putin will ‘pay a price’ for election meddling: ABC News

Reuters – March 17, 2021

President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin will face consequences for directing efforts to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, and that they would come soon.

“He will pay a price,” Biden told ABC News in an interview that aired on Wednesday. Asked what the consequences would come, he said, “You’ll see shortly.”

His comments come after a U.S. intelligence report on Tuesday bolstered longstanding allegations that Putin was behind Moscow’s election interference, an accusation Russia called baseless.

At the same time, Biden noted that “there’s places where it’s in our mutual interest to work together” such as renewing the START nuclear agreement, adding that the two leaders have a known history.

“I know him relatively well,” Biden said, adding that “the most important thing dealing with foreign leaders in my experience … is just know the other guy.”

Of Putin, Biden said he does not think the Russian leader has a soul. Asked if he thought Putin was a killer, he told ABC: “I do.”

Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey; Editing by Andrew Heavens

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