Trump Delivers Election Security Speech Reviving 2020 Fraud Claims, Alarming Critics

HuffPost — Politics—President Trump gave a formal address on election security, reviving claims of widespread voter fraud and introducing new allegations that China interfered in the 2020 election — claims repeatedly investigated and rejected by courts and election officials. Democrats accused him of using the speech to lay groundwork for contesting future midterm results. International observers noted the address echoed pre-January 6 rhetoric about election integrity. Aides reportedly persuaded Trump to remove even more extreme claims from the speech before delivery.

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• Washington Examiner — Trump's own team intervened to remove 'crazier' claims he wanted to include in the election security address