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The reason why Russia intervened with the 2016 election was to weaken the US by dividing it. They helped Trump win by spreading conspiracy theories about Clinton. Now that Trump is president, the country has been a real shithole. Russia is really happy now that the US is the entire world's laughing stock. They successfully divided the country even more than before. Civil unrest in the US and a weak administration under Trump's "leadership" allowed Russia to beat the US in terms of global influence. They stoked racial tensions by creating and spreading "Fake News" all over social media. Russia's goal is to bring down American democracy and they're getting closer to that goal.

The pandemic also was a godsend for them. Thanks to its mishandling by the Trump administration, the US faces 150,000+ deaths (and counting) and even more civil unrest. While liberals and conservatives are busy fighting with each other, Russia took the opportunity to slip by and increase their power. In fact, Russia has been trying to divide the US ever since the start of the Cold War, but they weren't really successful until now. The 2016 election was a huge success for Russia. Whenever I see Americans fighting among themselves, I hear the following:

https://youtu.be/DAz7Bdqi2iQ?t=10