Trump news live: Leavitt promises election interference speech will ‘shock’ America - if networks air it
President Donald Trump has alleged that China compromised U.S. election data and interfered in the 2020 election, claims which have been met with strong denials from Beijing. The article also touches on Trump's broader accusations regarding 'deep state' actors and his administration's intelligence briefings.
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These claims involve high-level geopolitical tensions and domestic political controversy regarding the integrity of the U.S. electoral system.
President Donald Trump claims newly-released documents show ‘shocking vulnerabilities’ in the U.S. electoral system and that he was previously misled by 'deep state' actors within his own government
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