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President Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at U.S. Army War College on July 15, 2026 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
President Trump used his Thursday night prime-time address to accuse U.S. intelligence agencies of covering up alleged Chinese efforts targeting the 2020 election.
Why it matters: Trump is reopening a politically charged debate over China's role in the 2020 election while directly challenging U.S. intelligence assessments that concluded Beijing did not try to influence the election's outcome.
