President Donald Trump used his Thursday (Jul 16) night address to make a sweeping case for his administration, mixing newly declassified intelligence on the 2020 election with familiar talking points on stolen election, immigration, crime, inflation and the economy. The speech, delivered just four months before the vital US midterm elections, was dominated by Trump's allegation that China interfered in the 2020 presidential race. But he also rattled off a series of claims about record-low crime, illegal immigration, inflation and employment.
Some claims stand up to scrutiny. Others leave out important context or are simply inaccurate. Here's a closer look.
Verdict: Denied by Beijing
China has denied Trump's claims. Speaking at a press conference, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said, “The relevant claims made by the US side are pure fabrications and malicious smears that have long since been proven to be groundless statements.”
"China has... no interest in the US election and has never interfered in it," Lin said.
Verdict: False
Trump has spent years sowing suspicions about electoral outcomes, falsely claiming his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden was rigged. He has also claimed without evidence that mail-in voting is rife with fraud, voting machines are vulnerable to manipulation and non-citizen voting is widespread.
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