1 of 2 | President Donald Trump delivers an address on election security from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16. Pool Photo by Saul Loeb/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The 2026 midterm elections are fast approaching and President Donald Trump has launched a multipronged effort to change how they are administered.
The president took to the national airwaves on July 16 to air the same kinds of claims he has espoused since his loss in the 2020 presidential election. In his address he told his audience that the U.S. election system is "dangerously" exposed.
"Every American deserves to know that when they cast their vote, that vote will be counted accurately in a system, and that is to make that system secure; one where cheating and interference are not just difficult but virtually impossible," Trump said. "Unfortunately, the system we have today falls catastrophically short of that standard."
Along with these claims, Trump announced the release of "declassified files" to support his claims. He said of the release of these files that they are "revealing shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure."
