Trump cites potential hack of US elections in speech slammed for stoking voter fears

By: Jacob Fischler, Sam Gauntt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 1,333

Last Updated: 3 days, 16 hours ago

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The nation’s election infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks by foreign actors, President Donald Trump said during a primetime address Thursday night, citing a batch of documents he declassified — but providing no proof broad interference actually occurred or affected an election outcome.

Democrats and advocates quickly criticized the remarks as another attempt by Trump to give Republicans an advantage in crucial midterm elections and sow distrust of results, following his firing of members of …

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