During a speech delivered approximately three months before the congressional elections, Trump alleged that the People’s Republic of China had illegally acquired sensitive information concerning American voters. Specifically, he claimed that data belonging to 220 million American voters was compromised, asserting that election data across 18 states were allegedly subject to compromise through means described as being “bought, stolen or invaded by China.”
In his address, Trump also criticized individuals who purportedly warned about these alleged intrusions, suggesting they failed to report the findings to the government or Congress. However, the President did not present any evidence to substantiate the claim that China possessed the means or intent to use this collected data to influence election outcomes or interfere with voting infrastructure.
Furthermore, Trump stated that the United States’ voting systems are “extremely vulnerable” to interference from foreign adversaries, naming Russia and Iran alongside China in this context. These recent statements represent a departure from, and in some instances, contradict findings released by U.S. intelligence agencies, as well as previous statements made by Trump himself.
The core of his claims revolves around the alleged compromise of voter data by China, which remains unsupported by evidence presented during the speech.
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