Trump: China Accessed 220 Million US Voter Files, Deep State Hid Evidence
Fred Lucas : Jul 17, 2026
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Trump, who spoke Thursday evening in a prime time address to the nation, said the "deep state" had this information and suppressed it from the president and Congress. "They kept it secret and hidden. Did not disclose to me or Congress," -President Trump
[DailySignal.com] President Donald Trump announced the release of declassified documents he said are evidence that China has been meddling in US elections by hacking into voter registration databases and by other means. (Image via Pixabay)
Trump, who spoke Thursday evening in a prime time address to the nation, said the "deep state" had this information and suppressed it from the president and Congress.
"They kept it secret and hidden. Did not disclose to me or Congress," Trump said.
Trump said the declassified information shows "shocking vulnerabilities" in our election infrastructure.
"No country can be great without fair and honest elections," Trump said. "You have to trust your country because if there can be no trust, there can be no greatness."
The president said that China conducted a massive hacking of voter registration information.
"The People's Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China's illicit acquisition of 220 million US voter files," Trump said.
He said the information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other data.
"This data loss presents an unprecedented election, security nightmare," the president added.
At least a portion of the declassified information was released Thursday night.
The point of the hacking, according to Trump, was to steal information about thousands of voters. He also said information from 2018 and 2019 shows that Chinese operatives wanted to harm Trump so he would be forced to resign or be defeated in his reelection bid.
"The Chinese government wanted the US president to lose the next election and the reason they wanted me to lose is because they knew I was wise to them, charged them billions in tariffs, and built the largest military in the world," Trump said.
Trump, who has long disputed his 2020 loss to Joe Biden, also said the FBI found China attempted to manufacture ballots in favor of Biden.
"Raw intelligence obtained by the FBI in 2020, yet buried by rogue bureaucrats, stated that China's activities even included an attempt to manufacture illegal ballots for Joe Biden," Trump said.
The president further said China paid US journalists to write negative stories about him during his first term.
"The Chinese government sought to identify US journalists who had reported negatively on the US president and pay them large sums of money to write more negative articles about him, as many as they could, and they did not care what they said," Trump asserted.
Trump said elections were "vulnerable and easily compromised and people within our government knew that."
The point of the hacking, according to Trump, was to steal information about thousands of voters. He also said information from 2018 and 2019 shows that Chinese operatives wanted to harm Trump so he would be forced to resign or be defeated in his reelection bid.
"The Chinese government wanted the US president to lose the next election and the reason they wanted me to lose is because they knew I was wise to them, charged them billions in tariffs, and built the largest military in the world," Trump said.
Trump, who has long disputed his 2020 loss to Joe Biden, also said the FBI found China attempted to manufacture ballots in favor of Biden.
"Raw intelligence obtained by the FBI in 2020, yet buried by rogue bureaucrats, stated that China's activities even included an attempt to manufacture illegal ballots for Joe Biden," Trump said.
The president further said China paid US journalists to write negative stories about him during his first term.
"The Chinese government sought to identify US journalists who had reported negatively on the US president and pay them large sums of money to write more negative articles about him, as many as they could, and they did not care what they said," Trump asserted.
Trump said elections were "vulnerable and easily compromised and people within our government knew that."
A Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security report released in December 2023 found Chinese cyber actors collected publicly available voter information during the 2022 election.
In July 2024, the Justice Department Office of Inspector General issued a report that described China as one of several foreign governments that conducted malign influence campaigns directed at US elections. This included using fake online personas and promoting propaganda. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here