It’s not even tacit.
It’s frankly stated.
…which given the evidence would hardly be much of a surprise.
It’s the continued attempts not to acknowledge it that are the issue.
Well, it obviously wouldn’t be. So long as the candidate in question didn’t actively encourage or enable that meddling.
Which is why his continued denial that there was any meddling is harmful to him. But he can’t stop because acknowledging it would mean diminishing his own magical, wonderful ability to win elections.
