President Donald Trump accused China of compromising 220 million American voter files starting in the 2020 election cycle in a controversial primetime address to the nation from the White House.
The President also accused Venezuela of being behind a campaign to influence US elections and claimed the ‘deep state’ was part of a widespread cover-up in a speech that revived his allegations of fraud in his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
In his 27-minute primetime address, Trump labeled the alleged data breach ‘the largest compromise of election data in history.’
‘The People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files,’ the President alleged.
‘That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other sensitive data,’ he added.
Trump alleged that a ‘data exploitation unit’ in China was assigned to hijack the data.
No evidence of voting machine insecurity or fraud in the 2020 election has been established. Trump’s claims have come under heightened scrutiny; some major broadcast networks like ABC and NBC refused to carry his remarks live.
‘In a rare move, NBC and ABC fake news have both said that they would not cover this speech,’ Trump stated. ‘They know how corrupt our system is and … They and others in the media are part of a plot.’
The rehashing of the past election upset some Republicans ahead of the speech. As Republicans approach the midterms, some groaned that the President’s focus on the past will not help them secure support for the future.
