Near the start of his address to the nation Thursday night, U.S. President Donald Trump solemnly insisted that his aim was not to undermine confidence in the country's elections. He then did pretty much everything he could during his 27 minutes of airtime to make Americans believe the voting system in the world's oldest modern democracy is rigged.

President Donald Trump has continued to insist that the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden, was “rigged” and “dirty.”

US President Donald Trump plans to use part of a primetime speech on Friday (NZT) to discuss new findings about the security of American elections, among other topics - setting up…