Trump revives ‘stolen election’ claims, accuses China of meddling
Former President Donald Trump has renewed unsubstantiated claims regarding the 2020 election and accused China of compromising voter data. He also criticized major US broadcasters for not airing his speech, suggesting their licenses should be revoked.
Why it matters
These claims continue to influence public discourse on election integrity and media freedom in the United States.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday revived sweeping and unsupported claims of voter fraud and Chinese meddling – firing a clear warning shot ahead of midterm elections that many expect him to dispute.
In a primetime White House address, Trump portrayed the US electoral system as dangerously exposed and urged lawmakers to adopt new restrictions on voting, despite scant appetite for the measures – even within his own Republican Party.
“We can never watch a stolen election again,” Trump said, referring to his 2020 defeat by Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump said he was declassifying intelligence that showed, among other things, that China had illicitly acquired 220 million US voter files.
“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,” he said from the White House.
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