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McMaster says Trump's attacks on election legitimacy aid Putin

The former national security adviser connected domestic delegitimization to a Russian objective of weakening confidence in American democracy.

Entities and roles

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  1. Donald J. Trumpnational security adviserH. R. McMaster

Claims and evidence

  1. analysisreported

    McMaster warned that Trump's repeated claims that the coming election would be rigged were aiding and abetting Vladimir Putin's effort to reduce confidence in American democratic institutions. He also criticized Trump's failure to confront Russia consistently. McMaster offered a national-security assessment, not a finding that Trump coordinated the messaging with Russia.