Trump renews election security claims in White House address
The president used a televised speech to repeat allegations about foreign interference and say he would release intelligence material on the issue.
President Donald Trump on Thursday night used a White House address to revive long-running claims that U.S. voting systems are vulnerable, speaking as the country heads toward November’s midterm elections. He said his administration had uncovered new information about election risks and framed the issue as a matter of national security.
Trump alleged that China had obtained data on 220 million American voters and said intelligence officials had withheld information about interference in the 2020 race. He also said he would declassify material he said supported those assertions.
The claims echoed earlier accusations Trump has made about election integrity, which have repeatedly been rejected by reviews that found no evidence of major interference in the 2020 contest. The address came with Republicans expected to lose seats in the midterms.
China denied the allegation, calling it baseless, according to state-linked media reports. The remarks were delivered from the East Room at the White House.
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