MSNBC: Biden to Appoint GOP Trump Critic Kim Wyman to Key Election Security Role

JACKSON Time now for ░░░░░░░░ look at what our ░░░░░░░░ are saying and this ░░░░░░░░ involves Republican Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ named Kim Wyman She ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s false ░░░░░░░░ claims Now she s ░░░░░░░░ tapped to head up ░░░░░░░░ Biden s Cybersecurity and ░░░░░░░░ Security Agency The Washington ░░░░░░░░ politician is the only ░░░░░░░░ elected Republican You might ░░░░░░░░ her name or her ░░░░░░░░ from her fight against ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s baseless ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories after 2020 ░░░░░░░░ says she s committed ░░░░░░░░ protecting the integrity of ░░░░░░░░ elections and is working ░░░░░░░░ with local and state ░░░░░░░░ officials nationwide to bolster ░░░░░░░░ foundational pillar of our ░░░░░░░░ Let me bring in ░░░░░░░░ Ken Dilanian NBC News ░░░░░░░░ security and justice correspondent ░░░░░░░░ kind of an interesting ░░░░░░░░ Talk to us about ░░░░░░░░ the President why the ░░░░░░░░ House picked Wyman for ░░░░░░░░ job DILANIAN A fascinating ░░░░░░░░ Hallie My sources say ░░░░░░░░ they want to send ░░░░░░░░ message that election security ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan And Wyman is ░░░░░░░░ just a Republican She ░░░░░░░░ a legitimate nationally renowned ░░░░░░░░ expert particularly in the ░░░░░░░░ of mail in voting ░░░░░░░░ Washington State has been ░░░░░░░░ pioneer And she criticized ░░░░░░░░ Trump way back in ░░░░░░░░ before that election when ░░░░░░░░ was saying that if ░░░░░░░░ didn t win it ░░░░░░░░ going to be rigged ░░░░░░░░ she has a strong ░░░░░░░░ long record of taking ░░░░░░░░ to Trump And after ░░░░░░░░ began claiming that the ░░░░░░░░ election was stolen she ░░░░░░░░ very upfront Let me ░░░░░░░░ read you one of ░░░░░░░░ remarks She said every ░░░░░░░░ the President president makes ░░░░░░░░ kinds of flamboyant remarks ░░░░░░░░ are just designed to ░░░░░░░░ the base of the ░░░░░░░░ Party and to cast ░░░░░░░░ on the outcome of ░░░░░░░░ election it undermines our ░░░░░░░░ She s a moderate ░░░░░░░░ very much in the ░░░░░░░░ of the person she ░░░░░░░░ succeeding Chris Krebs who ░░░░░░░░ as you recall fired ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump And we ░░░░░░░░ all keep in mind ░░░░░░░░ threats to our elections ░░░░░░░░ not gone away There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of focus ░░░░░░░░ now on voter rights ░░░░░░░░ and what s happening ░░░░░░░░ the states but the ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese and others ░░░░░░░░ out there still trying ░░░░░░░░ hack and spread disinformation ░░░░░░░░ this is a really ░░░░░░░░ role going into these ░░░░░░░░ elections Hallie JACKSON And ░░░░░░░░ s not like Wyman ░░░░░░░░ a stranger to try ░░░░░░░░ fight disinformation She did ░░░░░░░░ when she was Washington ░░░░░░░░ of State Ken DILANIAN ░░░░░░░░ And in fact after ░░░░░░░░ began speaking out against ░░░░░░░░ Trump she was attacked ░░░░░░░░ at one point she ░░░░░░░░ for her safety There ░░░░░░░░ stories suggesting she was ░░░░░░░░ to leave the Republican ░░░░░░░░ She didn t do ░░░░░░░░ and now the Biden ░░░░░░░░ is able to say ░░░░░░░░ put a Republican in ░░░░░░░░ really important job over ░░░░░░░░ security trying to send ░░░░░░░░ message again that this ░░░░░░░░ be a bipartisan matter ░░░░░░░░ JACKSON So midterms There ░░░░░░░░ elections before that obviously ░░░░░░░░ week etc but it ░░░░░░░░ like midterms will be ░░░░░░░░ big sort of test ░░░░░░░░ at least putting her ░░░░░░░░ that national stage huh ░░░░░░░░ I think so And ░░░░░░░░ know I have not ░░░░░░░░ much in terms of ░░░░░░░░ and threats about for ░░░░░░░░ foreign election interference The ░░░░░░░░ stream of disinformation has ░░░░░░░░ stopped Our adversaries are ░░░░░░░░ to divide us on ░░░░░░░░ media very effectively but ░░░░░░░░ one they re not ░░░░░░░░ worried about these midterms ░░░░░░░░ this next presidential election ░░░░░░░░ if Donald Trump gets ░░░░░░░░ in it there are ░░░░░░░░ to be a lot ░░░░░░░░ eyes on the security ░░░░░░░░ the ballots And so ░░░░░░░░ makes Wyman s role ░░░░░░░░ crucial one Hallie JACKSON ░░░░░░░░ Dilanian on what our ░░░░░░░░ say for this afternoon ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much.”