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Senator wants tech giants to help US retaliate against Russia

November 6, 2017

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Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter should help the U.S. government retaliate against Russia for meddling in the 2016 presidential elections, according to Senator Mitch McConnell.

Attorneys for Google, Facebook and Twitter testified before Congress about how their platforms were used by Russia to spread misinformation and propaganda during the 2016 elections.

The fact that the tech giants sent their attorneys and not their CEOs to speak at the hearings didn’t sit well with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Of course, he was egged on during an interview with Hugh Hewitt that aired Saturday on MSNBC.

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