The United States will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in its elections, President Donald Trump said Wednesday after signing an executive order that initiates actions, including sanctions, against foreign entities who meddle or even attempt to interfere in American polls.
“Today, I took action to protect the integrity of the United States electoral system by signing an executive order to ensure that we can swiftly identify and punish any foreign interference in our elections. As I have made clear, the United States will not tolerate any form of foreign meddling in our elections,” Trump said in a statement after he signed the executive order.
The executive order requires the intelligence community and other agencies to assess the extent of any foreign interference after every United States election. If the US determines that any foreign meddling has occurred, the executive order ensures a quick, forceful, and proportionate response, he said.
