Trump Revives Election Claims, Burnham To Back Drilling, More
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As the United States becomes more deeply embroiled in its conflict with Iran, President Donald Trump has used a primetime TV address to accuse China of interfering in the 2020 US presidential election. The allegations threaten to further strain ties with the world's second largest economy as Trump seeks to bolster Republican prospects ahead of November's midterm elections. US intelligence agencies have previously said they found no evidence of Chinese interference in the 2020 vote. However, Trump claimed Beijing stole hundreds of millions of US voter records.
Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People's Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China's illicit acquisition of 220 million US voter files. That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other sensitive data that would be needed to register to vote.
Reacting to Trump's comments, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington said it has never and will never interfere in US presidential elections. President Trump's remarks risk complicating efforts to stabilize US-China relations ahead of President Xi Jinping's planned visit to Washington in September.
Trump's renewed focus on America's biggest geopolitical rival comes as divisions continue to deepen within his own Republican base over the US-Israel war with Iran. Tucker Carlson was one of Trump's most prominent allies during his re-election campaign and first year back in the White House. Speaking to Bloomberg's Michelle Hussain, the right-wing political commentator and former Fox News host said that Trump no longer reflects the priorities of the voters who elected him.
I was in agony when I criticized Trump. I liked Trump. I didn't want to, and I endorsed Trump and campaigned with Trump and spoke at the Republican National Convention. And I've defended Republicans for 35 years in public. And I had zero interest in having a spat with them. And so I felt driven to my positions. Trump allowed the US government to be completely steered by this tiny little country in the Middle East, Israel, to our great detriment. And I watched it happen. I was offended by it. I argued against it directly to him. That had no effect at all. And then we wound up in a war with Iran that has gravely hurt the United States.
Tucker Carlson's comments come as Republicans prepare for November's midterm elections with Trump's approval rating below 40%.
What did Trump allege about Chinese interference in the 2020 election?
However, the latest filings show Republicans will enter the campaign with a financial edge backed by a $1.1 billion war chest, more than triple what Democrats have.
US military has carried out a sixth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, targeting sites Washington says are being used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by attacking US bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain. Kuwait's military said it intercepted 32 drones targeting what it called vital infrastructure, with falling debris damaging residential areas. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says Iran breached last month's agreement with Washington by continuing to attack commercial vessels.
The reason for the recent strikes over the course of the last several days is because Iran violated the memorandum of understanding that we struck with them. Specifically, in the memorandum of understanding that they signed, they were not to fire on commercial vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
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