and no tactics that sound similar to the russian campaign. you have allegations lodged over and over by the president that beijing was interfering in the elections as retribution for the trade war building up with beijing. the president offered little evidence to back up his claims. he did later tweet something that i suppose is suggesting evidence. an insert from "the daily mail." the state sponsored newspaper that ran in "the des moines register." it had articles on the stance of the trade war. look, this is what is offered as evidence by donald trump. a top official tried to flush out the president's position later on in the day saying that chinese tariffs targeting regions that supported trump in 2016 also amount to election