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Trump's Election Interference Claims Spark Security Crackdown

US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has doubled down on President Trump's claims of election tampering, despite a lack of evidence, amid an election security crackdown.

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President Trump rehashed old talking points about election security, claiming without evidence that China interfered in the 2020 election during a primetime address. A day later, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced an election security crackdown.

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DHS Secretary Mullin doubles down on Trump's claims of election tampering

President Trump had harsh words for China in his speech on Thursday night. After calling President Xi Jinping a friend at a summit in May, he accused the communist country of "sinister election meddling." Ed O'Keefe has more details.

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White House doubles down on Trump's baseless election interference claims

President Trump rehashed old talking points about election security, claiming without evidence that China interfered in the 2020 election during a primetime address. A day later, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced an election security crackdown.

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DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless 2020 election claims

Markwayne Mullin at presser repeated many of Trump’s unverified claims from controversial primetime speech The US homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, doubled down on Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated election claims on Friday amid his agency’s efforts to support the president’s agenda. Trump used a review compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the basis of many of his unsubstantiated claims…