Quit saying backers and just say Putin.
As I stated, that fact shows how the backers of one political candidate PUTIN
lashed out at the second political candidate AFTER some backers of the second candidate lashed out at the first. Tit for tat in politics, nothing unusual, nothing to argue.
It was not a coincidence. It was a retaliation strike by Putin who was personally involved in disseminating the information according to our intelligence agencies.