Trump repeats 2020 election claims, alleges Chinese interference, in prime-time address
President Trump used a prime-time national address on July 16 to say China interfered in the 2020 presidential election, repeating a claim he has made before. He again called on the Republican-led Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, an election bill that currently lacks the votes to pass.
President Trump used a prime-time televised address on Tuesday evening to repeat his claims about the 2020 presidential election, this time directly naming China as having interfered in the vote. The White House did not present new evidence to support the claim.
In the address, Trump again urged the Republican-led Congress to move quickly on the election security bill known as the SAVE America Act. The bill would tighten identity-verification rules, but it currently lacks the votes needed to pass Congress.
The address drew sharp criticism from the Democratic Party, whose officials said the claims cast unnecessary doubt on the reliability of the vote. Beijing has not yet issued an official response to the allegation.
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