At the White House briefing today, Josh Earnest fielded questions about the election and Russia, taking this approach:

.@PressSec now saying there's "ample evidence" that Trump and his associates knew about/encouraged Russian hacking during the election. — Sarah Westwood (@sarahcwestwood) December 14, 2016

That must have been around the time President Obama and the Dems were ridiculing Trump’s claims that it was possible the election could be “rigged.”

Earnest’s spin leaves out a glaring reality, which is who is in charge of national security:

Let's get this straight – @potus and @pressSec now admit their own incompetence led to purported Russian hacking. https://t.co/1gXJEwlpJU — Farmer's Daughter (@TobyandMel) December 14, 2016

Whoops! The White House speaks as if they’ve been passive observers of all this.

@sarahcwestwood @PressSec Did the current Administration know? And what did they do? As if they were not in power the past 8 years. — Alberto Fernandez (@VPAFernandez) December 14, 2016

@sarahcwestwood @PressSec Why did current admin let this hacking occur? — Chris Cornwell (@jccornwell) December 14, 2016

Good questions, and Earnest no doubt looks forward to NOT directly and honestly answering them in the future.

This is getting ludicrous. Obama admin signaling the complete opposite of sobriety or seriousness on the matter. https://t.co/IpkLMbTD9Z — Mollie (@MZHemingway) December 14, 2016

As far as I know, Russia didn't hack feds/machines. So complaint is they rigged election by letting voters see internal Clinton convos? https://t.co/u2tevcuVJP — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) December 14, 2016

Right, because making a sarcastic joke during a rally is encouraging russian hacking. https://t.co/BD1pl8wJwR — Nikolajs ?? (@GreatNikolajs) December 14, 2016

@sarahcwestwood @PressSec remember when Obama said Romey was an idiot for saying Russia was a threat during 2012 election? — Hughard Mill (@howiemill93) December 14, 2016

"There is no serious person out there who would suggest that you could even rig America’s elections." — Brack Obama, October 18. https://t.co/JawyYW63hd — Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) December 14, 2016

Refusing to accept the results of an election is un-American. Unless! https://t.co/zbrXRmu5We — Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) December 14, 2016

Does the White House plan to release the “ample evidence”?

@sarahcwestwood @PressSec And they will be releasing this "ample evidence" WHEN? On the First of NoNever? — TocksNedlog (@gypsyluc) December 14, 2016

@sarahcwestwood Tell our idiot @PressSec to either produce his "ample evidence" or STFU. — Jimmy McSavage (@JimmyMcSavage) December 14, 2016

Getting tired of this game. Produce the fucking evidence. This insinuation without proof is just as damaging as the actual tampering. https://t.co/OiniR2GlHe — Kilgore Trout (@Beer__Wolf) December 14, 2016