Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Trump announced election security speech with unverified claims — President Trump announced he will deliver a primetime speech on election security, promising to reveal "really big news." The speech will touch on previously unreported Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, with Cabinet officials including heads of CIA, FBI, ODNI, and DHS invited to attend. However, Senate Intelligence Committee staff noted the information about Chinese access to voter data is not new—China gained access to publicly available voter files in several states that can be purchased for $485 from state election offices. Republican officials expressed concern Trump will repeat debunked conspiracy theories or make baseless claims about the 2020 election.
• Trump announced primetime speech claiming China accessed 2020 election data with CIA cover-up — President Trump scheduled a primetime address for July 16, 2026, claiming that China accessed U.S. voter data during the 2020 election and that the CIA knew about it and concealed the information during his first term. The speech is framed as laying groundwork to question the legitimacy of Democratic electoral wins in states like Georgia, months before the midterm elections. Trump has simultaneously posted photographs with Xi Jinping, the person he is accusing of orchestrating the alleged plot.

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• Trump delivered speech claiming foreign election interference while releasing heavily redacted documents — Trump held a major speech claiming Venezuela and China tampered with U.S. elections, citing declassified intelligence documents. The documents showed Russia attempted to help Trump in 2020—information Trump omitted from his remarks. Trump announced immediate declassification of election-related intelligence and called on DNI, DOJ, FBI, and CIA to investigate alleged coverups and file criminal charges. Trump also called for revocation of NBC and ABC broadcast licenses, claiming they refused to cover the speech and were "part of a plot."
• Trump releases declassified intelligence documents during primetime address — During a primetime address, the Trump administration released a batch of declassified intelligence documents. According to reporting, the documents appear to prove the opposite of what Trump intended them to demonstrate, raising questions about the selective declassification and use of intelligence for political purposes.
• White House issues "What They Are Saying" release on Trump's declassification address regarding election interference — The White House published a compilation of statements from administration officials, Republican lawmakers, and conservative commentators responding to President Trump's primetime address in which he released newly declassified documents. The release claims the documents reveal foreign election interference (specifically Chinese hacking of 220 million voter files), vulnerabilities in U.S. election infrastructure, and alleged suppression of this information by intelligence officials. The statements promote passage of the SAVE America Act, which the release characterizes as requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship.
• White House issues fact sheet on declassified election intelligence and foreign interference claims — The White House published a fact sheet titled "Setting the Record Straight" asserting that President Trump declassified intelligence revealing foreign adversaries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) compromised U.S. voter data and election infrastructure. The document claims China obtained personal data on 220 million American voters in 2020, that intelligence officials deliberately withheld this information from the President, and that the Biden administration covered up the breach while responding to similar incidents involving other nations. The fact sheet also references alleged voter registration fraud in Michigan and non-citizen voter registrations. Trump directed the Director of National Intelligence, DOJ, FBI, and CIA to investigate how the intelligence was hidden and to pursue potential criminal charges.

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• Trump announced declassification and criminal investigation of alleged election intelligence coverup — Trump announced immediate declassification of critical election intelligence and directed the DNI, DOJ, FBI, and CIA to investigate how and why information was allegedly hidden from presidential briefings, to fire those involved in a coverup, and to file criminal charges if appropriate. The directive targeted intelligence officials over alleged withholding of reports about foreign election targeting.
• Trump announced election security speech with unverified claims — President Trump announced he will deliver a primetime speech on election security, promising to reveal "really big news." The speech will touch on previously unreported Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, with Cabinet officials including heads of CIA, FBI, ODNI, and DHS invited to attend. However, Senate Intelligence Committee staff noted the information about Chinese access to voter data is not new—China gained access to publicly available voter files in several states that can be purchased for $485 from state election offices. Republican officials expressed concern Trump will repeat debunked conspiracy theories or make baseless claims about the 2020 election.
• Trump announced primetime speech claiming China accessed 2020 election data with CIA cover-up — President Trump scheduled a primetime address for July 16, 2026, claiming that China accessed U.S. voter data during the 2020 election and that the CIA knew about it and concealed the information during his first term. The speech is framed as laying groundwork to question the legitimacy of Democratic electoral wins in states like Georgia, months before the midterm elections. Trump has simultaneously posted photographs with Xi Jinping, the person he is accusing of orchestrating the alleged plot.