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Trump just made some wild claims about America's election security

Jul 17, 2026Left

During a Thursday speech addressing his 2020 election loss, Donald Trump presented several claims about foreign interference and federal government actions he said affected the election results. Trump cited allegations involving Chinese acquisition of voter data, Deep State actors, Venezuelan interference, and concerns about voting machine security.Here…

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