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White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections: Report

CBS News said Trump will accuse Beijing of compromising U.S. voter data and say the CIA withheld the findings from him.

  • President Donald Trump plans a prime-time address tonight to reportedly discuss allegations that China compromised United States voter data and that the CIA withheld information during his first term.
  • Foreign governments have engaged in election interference since 2016, though a March 2021 National Intelligence Council assessment concluded China stopped short of influencing the 2020 Presidential Election or attacking its "technical" aspects.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed reports as speculation, while CBS News reported CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will attend the address.
  • Federal investigations have repeatedly uncovered foreign meddling since 2016, including the indictment of 12 Russian military officers for hacking conspiracy and reports that Iran attempted to "undercut" Trump's 2020 reelection prospects.
  • Recent 2024 reports indicate continued foreign activity, including China's use of fake social media accounts via Spamouflage and Iranian hackers targeting campaigns, expanding threats beyond earlier election cycles.
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There are two objectives of the speech to the nation: to save the bill that aims to reduce the number of voters - presumably democratic - and to prepare the ground for other attempts to condition the elections this autumn

·Rome, Italy
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The Daily Mail called it the “day of disclosure.” Meanwhile, in the hours leading up to this Thursday’s speech by the White House tenant, CBS, who now belongs to David Ellison, a supporter of Donald Trump, and Fox said they would broadcast live the speech of the U.S. president on primetime, unlike rival ABC and NBC networks, who decided to relegate the president’s statements to their streaming platforms.

·Las Condes, Chile
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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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