- Trump cites 278,000 non-citizens on voter rolls
- But studies show non-citizen voting is rare
- Trump cites China, Venezuela in attacks on election security
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to renew his long-running campaign against the integrity of U.S. elections, unveiling declassified documents he said expose foreign interference and voter-roll problems ahead of the November midterms.
The speech, teased in advance as "really, really big news," cited claims involving China and Venezuela and pointed to figures suggesting roughly 278,000 non-citizens remain on voter rolls nationwide. Independent studies have repeatedly found noncitizen voting to be rare.
The newly declassified material, according to CNN, did not show that foreign interference or fraud affected the outcome of any past U.S. election, including the 2020 contest Trump lost to Joe Biden.
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons dismissed the address, calling it "a temper tantrum" over Congress's refusal to pass Trump's stalled elections bill, the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo ID at the polls. It has passed the House but remains stalled in the Senate.
The White House pointed the public to a new "election integrity" page on its website presenting the documents as evidence. Critics, including career election officials, say the material does not establish that any election outcome was altered.
American voters have had no proof or evidence presented as POTUS points to the White House website .
Election integrity documents are available for review. Providing a collection of official records related to election administration and integrity has been published for public access. Review the documents to learn more.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/election-integrity/
Reuters found Trump has claimed the 2020 election was rigged more than 100 times in the first half of 2026 alone, and has cited unspecified corruption in cities including Detroit, Philadelphia and Atlanta without providing supporting evidence.
Five things to know about Trump's election fraud allegations
President Donald Trump renewed his campaign to cast doubt on U.S. elections on Thursday, declassifying intelligence he said exposed fraud and foreign interference despite intelligence findings and independent studies that undercut several of his claims.
Trump has asserted that the 2020 elections were “rigged” more than 100 times over the first half of 2026, and has used those claims to push for Congress to pass a restrictive voter ID law called the SAVE America Act, which would impose strict ID requirements on voters, and seek greater federal intervention in elections.
Trump uses primetime address to raise doubts about US elections ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his years-long push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss in an appeal for more restrictive voting laws ahead of the midterms.
Trump’s amplification of debunked theories about the election six years ago and his inability to accept his loss led to one of the darker moments in American history when a mob of his supporters led a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the final days of his first term.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-primetime-address-elections-5c84a59dffc20c12ed2fcb822
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