They did stuff like this - maybe not with AI - in the last two elections at least. The Mueller report made the Russian activity pretty clear. And 2016 was a really close election; they only have to shape the opinion of a small number of people.
It's also curious that Republican lawmakers, who historically have been overtly anti-Russian and anti-Putin, have become pro Russian in recent years. What changed?
"Gee, I wonder why the fascist oligarchy is trying to help Trump win? It must be because both sides are the same"
jk, 'Bothsides' types would have immediately denounced the BBC as a mouthpiece of US imperialism.
Besides having countless unrecorded conversations with Putin while in office, Trump told Viktor Orbán, the authoritarian PM of Hungary, that he would not send another penny in support of Ukraine if he takes office.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68533351
He also is refusing to support NATO allies, and will let Russia do “whatever the hell they want,” if a nation doesn’t spend enough on defense.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-russia-nato-defense-funds/story?id=107136736
Oh shit someone finally got a picture of @return2ozma
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