President Donald Trump is expected to take to the airwaves Thursday to again push false claims of widespread voting fraud during the 2020 election. Despite losing the race by over 7 million votes, he has spent the last five and a half years alleging it was stolen from him.
But this time, Trump will cite soon-to-be-declassified intelligence information purporting to show irregularities and vulnerabilities in voting machines in the 2020 contest, according to MSNOW and Reuters.
Trump’s televised address, slated for 9 p.m. ET, is likely aimed at accelerating the White House’s multi-pronged campaign to restrict the right to vote and increase the executive branch’s control over U.S. elections ahead of the 2026 midterms.
By continuing to sow doubts about election systems, Trump also may be looking to create a pretext to challenge potential Democratic victories this November. And the effort also appears intended to bolster the SAVE America Act, Trump’s sweeping anti-voting bill that would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters if it became law.
“It’s really big news,” Trump said in the Oval Office Tuesday after confirming he will speak about voting machines and elections in his address.
“Our country has to shape up,” he added. “What we’re going to be talking about Thursday — it doesn’t get any bigger, because without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country.”
Trump will reportedly base his assertions on intelligence files that a White House task force is set to...
President Donald Trump is expected to take to the airwaves Thursday to again push false claims of widespread voting fraud during the 2020 election. Despite losing the race by over 7 million votes,...