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 will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections.

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…