By manipulating public opinion and sowing division, they aimed to destabilize the political landscape.
The Russian government, already adept at controlling its own citizens, sought to apply similar tactics on a global scale.
One of the ways they achieved this was by influencing media outlets, including the creation of Fox News, with the goal of deepening the divide between the U.S.'s two major political parties.
Through lies, misinformation, conspiracy theories, and electronic manipulation, they sought to pit Republicans against Democrats and fracture American unity.
The Russians also identified a figure who could further their agenda:
a businessman with no loyalties other than to money, who was easily manipulated and willing to exploit the divisions they had nurtured.
This figure would eventually rise to the highest office in the land,
a testament to the success of their covert campaign.
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