{"id":30339,"date":"2018-12-02T19:20:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T19:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/02\/mattis-putin-tried-to-muck-around-in-us-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:47:29","slug":"mattis-putin-tried-to-muck-around-in-us-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2018\/12\/02\/mattis-putin-tried-to-muck-around-in-us-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattis: Putin tried to \u2018muck around\u2019 in US midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis says Russia meddled in the November 2018 elections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of trying to \u201cmuck around\u201d in the U.S. midterm elections, of duplicity in arms control and of acting irresponsibly in last weekend\u2019s naval confrontation with Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum<\/a> in Simi Valley, California, Mattis said the U.S.-Russian relationship has deteriorated over the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are dealing with someone that we simply cannot trust,” he said. “There is no doubt the relationship has worsened.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mattis did not elaborate on his claim that Russia tried to interfere in last month\u2019s elections<\/a>, adding only, \u201cWe are seeing a continued effort along those lines.\u201d He added more generally, \u201cIt\u2019s his efforts to try to subvert democratic processes that must be defended.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t