'I think the investigations and all the speculation that's happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impact on our democracy than a couple of Facebook ads,' White House adviser Jared Kushner said.
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner downplayed Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election Tuesday, suggesting it amounted to “a couple of Facebook ads.”
Russian agents with the intent of sowing discord among Americans spread fiery posts that reached 126 million Facebook users, according to copies of prepared remarks from the social media company obtained by The New York Times in late 2017. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser at the TIME 100 Summit in New York City on April 23, 2019, said the investigations and"speculation that's happened for the last two years has had a much harsher impact on our democracy than a couple of Facebook ads.” Jessica Kwong/Newsweek
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