Trump Election Claims
China rejects Trump's voter data allegation as he touts election vulnerabilities.
July 17, 2026 · Updated Jul 17, 9:09pm ET
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Hot AirCNN and Blinken in 2024: Yes, China Was Interfering in U.S. Elections
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What happened
President Donald Trump used a Thursday primetime address to release declassified election-security documents and claim China obtained voter-registration data on 220 million Americans beginning in 2020. He also pressed Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a voting bill stalled in the Senate, and directed the Justice Department to prosecute people he said were involved. The released files described known election-system vulnerabilities but said manipulation would be difficult and audits and paper trails would likely reveal it. China’s Foreign MinistryMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of ChinaChinese government department denied the allegation as fabricated, while officials said a planned Xi Jinping
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953) state visit remained on track.
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