Donald Trump uses presidential speech to allege China ran election influence effort
In a prime-time address, Donald Trump alleged that China conducted a massive influence operation to interfere with US elections and accused 'deep state' officials of covering up the breach. These claims contradict previous assessments by US intelligence agencies and follow a long history of the former president challenging election integrity.
Why it matters
The speech marks a significant escalation in rhetoric regarding foreign interference and domestic institutional trust ahead of midterm elections.
Donald Trump said China gathered data on voters and "deep state" officials downplayed the breach. ( Reuters: Saul Loeb/Pool )
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