He said, “Everyone is on that website looking at the results, and the results show that Candidate A is winning by a healthy margin, but then the official results come out and it’s the total opposite.”
Russia wants to create havoc by creating doubt in the election
In addition, Sen. Rubio stressed, “There’s going to be mass chaos. There’s going to be anger. The losing side is going to argue it was a rigged election. ‘How could we have been winning and all of the sudden the results come out and we’re not anymore?’”
Furthermore, he said Russia wants to “create havoc” not just in the U.S. but around the world. It is attempting to achieve that goal by creating doubt in the election through its hackers.
Moreover, Sen. Rubio emphasized that Florida and other states in the country are not prepared to handle the threat from Russian hackers. He said local and state officials must recognize the threat and build mechanisms to prevent intrusion. They must also develop ways to inform the public when hacking occurs. They must also set up redundancies on counting votes and announcing results.
