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Trump makes unverified claims of ‘sinister election meddling’ in primetime address

Opponents warn president’s speech is smokescreen for him to meddle in upcoming congressional midterms Donald Trump accused China of interfering with the 2020 election in a primetime televised address that laid bare his continuing obsession with his defeat to Joe Biden but which opponents warned was a smokescreen for him to meddle in the forthcoming congressional midterms. In a 25-minute speech on Thursday that had b…

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Donald Trump has been accused of using an address to the nation to make "totally bogus" claims of interference in the 2020 US election.

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Trump makes unverified claims of ‘sinister election meddling’ in primetime address

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Trump accused of making 'totally bogus' election claims in primetime address to nation

Donald Trump has been accused of using an address to the nation to make "totally bogus" claims of interference in the 2020 US election.

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Donald Trump accuses China of ‘sinister election meddling’ in primetime address – live updates

President announces White House is releasing intelligence documents he says reveal ‘shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump has just started speaking from the East Room of the White House, in what is expected to be a speech on the 2020 election loss he still refuses to accept. The president has begun with a typical recitation of boasts about what h…

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