The former president’s remarks came at an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.
Isabelle is one of 8 million young people who will be voting in a presidential election for the first time. Comprising about a third of the US electorate, voters under 35 are being fought over by both parties, and polls show the economy is their top priority this election season.
Intelligence officials said that foreign adversaries were planning to take advantage of another close U.S. election to undermine trust in the country’s democratic process.
U.S. adversaries are preparing to stoke uncertainty about the validity of the Nov. 5 presidential election results after polls close, anticipating a contested vote, a senior U.S. intelligence official said on Monday.
Elon Musk has praised Donald Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America." The SpaceX and Tesla CEO stood alongside the GOP nominee at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump had survived an assassination attempt in July.
Republican officials in Maricopa County, Arizona have faced threats after speaking out in defense of election results.
The hours and days immediately after Election Day are likely to pose the greatest opportunity for anyone looking to mislead and deceive U.S. voters.
Foreign efforts to undermine American democracy won’t end on Nov. 5, U.S. intel officials say, as adversaries will try to undermine confidence in the election results.