"China Acquired 220 Million Voter Files": Trump's "Largest Compromise" Claim
President Trump has alleged that China illicitly acquired 220 million US voter files, framing it as a major compromise of election security. He used these claims to advocate for stricter voting regulations and the passage of the SAVE Act, despite previous investigations finding no evidence of widespread fraud.
Why it matters
The claims challenge public trust in the integrity of the US electoral system and influence ongoing legislative debates regarding voting security and foreign interference.
US President Donald Trump has accused China of compromising the American election data. He said he would declassify intelligence on "shocking vulnerabilities" in the system, escalating his claims that the 2020 presidential election -- that Trump lost to Joe Biden -- was stolen from him. Trump claimed US midterm elections are "vulnerable to being rigged and stolen" unless radical changes are made to the voting system in ways that will make it much harder for voters to cast ballots."Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People's Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China's illicit acquisition of 220 million US voter files," the US leader said in a televised prime-time address from the White House.He claimed members of the deep state worked to cover China's data fraud.
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