The Obama administration decided not to retaliate against Russia for interfering in the election because they did not want to start a cyber war and they expected Hillary Clinton to win, NBC News reported Thursday.
“They thought she was going to win, so they were willing to kick the can down the road,” an official told the outlet.
President-elect Donald Trump, who has dismissed assessments that Russia tried to influence the outcome of the election, raised the question on Thursday.
“If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?” Trump tweeted.
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President Obama promised in an interview with NPR that aired Friday morning that the U.S. would retaliate against Russia over its suspected interference.
“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, that we need to take action and we will — at a time and place of our own choosing,” he said.
“Some of it may be explicit and publicized, some of it may not be,” Obama added.
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Obama didn't retaliate against Russian hacking because he thought Clinton would win: report https://t.co/05A8FCfJBU pic.twitter.com/o5NSZnA1gV
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