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How was Trump’s speech clearly intended to destabilize the US electoral system?
Sam Levine
Donald Trump He used presidential and U.S. intelligence agencies’ permission to undermine confidence in American elections in Thursday’s presidential address, which was clearly intended to lay the groundwork for further destabilization of the electoral system ahead of November’s midterm elections.
In his speech in the East Room of the White House, Trump tried to give the impression that his administration had uncovered explosive new findings about vulnerabilities in the US election system. He claimed that China had illegally obtained voter information on 220 million Americans (many states allow anyone to purchase voter roll information; Trump did not say by what means the country obtained that data). He claimed that China intervened in other ways to undermine the 2020 campaign and that information was suppressed by intelligence officials.
Donald Trump He repeatedly called for the adoption of this law in his speech on Thursday. Save America Act – a rebranded and expanded version of the American Voter Eligibility Protection (Registration) bill, which passed the U.S. House last year but did not receive a vote in the Senate.
This year’s version includes: very strict voter ID requirement a provision for voting and requiring states to vote regularly turn over voter lists to the Department of Homeland SecurityIn addition Criminal liability of election officials Those who register as voters without proper documentation proving their citizenship.
Last month, a US federal court blocked Trump’s attempt to override Congress’s Savings Act with an executive order. This week, House Republicans They consolidated their efforts to revive the bill by tying the measure to an unrelated spending bill and passing both largely along party lines.
After Thursday’s speech Republicans They expressed their support for the Savings Law with representatives such as. Tim Burchett Tennessee is calling on Americans to call their senators.
“If we don’t pass the Save America Act, we will lose our country,” Burchett said. Published on X. “Call your senator and tell them to save our great nation.”
Democrats Even before Trump took the podium, he began denouncing the Savings Act. Kamala HarrisThe former vice president and defeated Democratic candidate in the 2024 presidential election is leading the charge.
“Here’s what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won, he lost.” wrote on social media. “The Rescue Act is voter suppression. It is part of a larger agenda of conservatives trying to steal power from the people.”
The denunciations continued after his speech.
“Tonight, Donald Trump reminded us once again how desperate he is to steal the midterm elections. The so-called Save America Act is not about stopping fraud, it’s about stopping voters.” J.B. PritzkerGovernor of Illinois, Published on X.
“After listening to the President ramble, I want him to know that the Save America Act will not make it ANYWHERE in the Senate.” Patty MurrayA Democratic senator from Washington state, Published on X. “This, along with Donald Trump’s other conspiracy theories, must be thrown out. America, use your vote and your voice to save our democracy.”
You can find more information about the Savings Act here:
China and Democrats condemn Trump’s latest unverified claims of election interference
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Donald Trump used a 25-minute prime time television address on Thursday to make unsubstantiated claims about Chinese Interfering in the 2020 presidential election and has raised extraordinary doubts about the integrity of the US election process.
However, heavily edited documents published by white houseallegedly to support the president’s claims, appeared with undermine the idea Allegations that China intends to interfere in the 2020 elections have previously been investigated by intelligence officials. high confidence He said that in 2021, China “made no interference efforts and considered but did not implement influence efforts aimed at changing the outcome of the US presidential election.”
on friday, china foreign ministry He said the accusations were “completely fabricated” and amounted to a “malicious smear campaign,” according to Reuters.
Beijing has no interest in interfering in US elections and has never done so, ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters at a briefing. “We urge the United States to take a long, hard look at itself and stop making baseless accusations against China,” the spokesman said.
Democrats They were also quick to condemn Trump’s message. Mark WarnerA Democratic senator from Virginia and vice chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said the president’s speech “was nothing but lies and long-debunked conspiracies.”
“This is all a prelude to interfering with our midterms; don’t fall for it,” Warner said. Published on X.
“If Trump wins, it’s a fair election. If he loses, there’s corruption. Does he realize that the election he’s talking about happened under his watch as President? The only reason Trump is bringing this up now is to distract from the fact that he’s failed to make Americans’ lives better.” Mark Kellya Democratic senator from Arizona, Published on X.
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