Trump Alleges Chinese Election Meddling in Primetime Address
The White House posted declassified files as Trump pressed Congress to pass new voter ID and citizenship checks.
- On Thursday, July 16, President Donald Trump used a primetime White House address to declassify intelligence documents alleging Chinese interference in the 2020 election while urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.
- The White House alleged China illicitly acquired 220 million U.S. voter files beginning in 2020, characterizing the breach as "the largest compromise of election data in history."
- Data from the 2021 intelligence assessment found no evidence foreign actors altered technical election results, while experts noted the voter files were largely publicly available commercial information.
- Major television networks declined to broadcast the address live, while the SAVE America Act remains stalled in the Senate, requiring 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster.
- Heading into the November midterms, critics warn the unsubstantiated claims could deepen public distrust in election legitimacy and serve as a pretext for unprecedented federal intervention in state election administration.
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In a speech to the country, the head of the White House insisted with accusations that have already been dismissed.The Republicans risk losing their tight majority in the November legislative elections.The president revives the debate about manipulations in the vote count.
Trump Revives Election-Fraud Claims in Primetime Address
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. President Trump used a Thursday primetime address to revive 2020 election-fraud claims, alleging a “deep state” cover-up and Chinese meddling dating to 2018. Getting into it: Du…
Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Thursday of alleged serious threats to the integrity of the U.S. electoral system, just a few months after legislative elections that could be gloomy for Republicans.At the same time as addressing the nation in a televised speech, Trump declassified intelligence reports on the White House website accusing China of seizing the country's electoral data, and the Chavista regime in Venezuela of having p…
Declassified documents do not prove that China altered the 2020 electoral count, despite Trump's accusations of 220 million stolen voter records.
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