Donald Trump alleges China stole 220 million U.S. voter records
Former President Donald Trump addressed the nation on July 16‑17, 2026, claiming that the People’s Republic of China illegally obtained the personal data of roughly 220 million American voters during the 2020 election cycle. He said the breach was “the largest election‑data hack in history” and announced the declassification and public release of intelligence documents that, according to him, expose “shocking vulnerabilities” in the U.S. election infrastructure. Trump asserted that members of the U.S. intelligence community had deliberately concealed the information and urged Congress to pass the “Save America Act,” which would tighten voter‑ID and citizenship‑verification rules. The White House posted the materials on a new election‑integrity webpage, dividing them into sections on electronic‑voting vulnerabilities, China’s acquisition of voter data, a Michigan voter‑registration investigation, and non‑citizen registrations. Chinese officials, citing the embassy in Washington, flatly denied any interference, reiterating that the United States’ elections are an internal matter. The speech also criticized major U.S. broadcasters for refusing to air the address live.