Inside Russia’s plot to put Trump back in the White House – with Gavin Esler and Joseph Webster

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The 2024 US Presidential election will likely see Biden and Trump back on the ballot. And, if previous elections are anything to go by, Russia will play a key role in manipulating things in Trump’s favour. Joseph Webster, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and editor of the China-Russia report, joins Gavin Esler in The Bunker, to discuss what Russia seeks to gain out of a Trump presidency, and how they might just get it. • “Gasoline prices are a major determinant in U.S. elections. Anything that Russia can do to lower or increase prices will have a big impact.” – Joseph Webster • “Disinformation campaign efforts by the Russian state and by figures associated with the Russian state will almost certainly persist into 2024.” – Joseph Webster www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and Presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by: Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production: Alex Rees. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:21.0	We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the
1:25.4	majority who participate, Jefferson said. But what if in the world of artificial
1:30.6	intelligence, social media and, as Donald Trump's
1:33.5	spokesperson once put it, alternative facts. Voters are
1:37.4	misled or confused not merely by the promises of homegrown
1:41.1	politicians but by manipulation and dirty tricks from foreign
1:45.5	governments. How far can elections be manipulated by outside interests? It's an urgent question
1:51.2	since 2024 is a year of dozens of elections worldwide from Brazil to Taiwan,
1:57.0	India and the United Kingdom to the United States.
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