What to know about Trump’s speech:
- President Trump delivered a White House address focused on election security, as he continues to insist — falsely — that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.
- In conjunction with the speech, the White House is releasing a trove of newly declassified documents.
- Parts of his speech touched on allegations that China accessed U.S. voter data and tried to influence the 2020 election, and alleged voting machine vulnerabilities. Claims that China sought to influence the election have long been a subject of debate, but U.S. intelligence agencies have said no foreign powers tried to interfere with ballots or vote-counting. And elections experts say voting machines are secure and extremely difficult to compromise at scale.
- The speech comes as Mr. Trump presses Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, among other changes.
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