Trump Accuses China of Major Election Data Breach During 2020 Elections
Allegations of Election Data Compromise
On Thursday, former US President Donald Trump leveled serious accusations against China, claiming it orchestrated what he described as "the largest compromise of election data in history" during the 2020 election cycle. In a national address, Trump asserted that this breach allowed China to obtain 220 million voter files from the United States. He stated, "Tens of millions of voters' data across 18 states have been either purchased, stolen, or hacked by China." Furthermore, he announced the immediate declassification of vital intelligence that purportedly reveals alarming weaknesses in the US election infrastructure.
Trump alleged that China's efforts to sway the US midterm elections began in mid-2018. He further claimed that by mid-2019, the Chinese government was actively working to erode public confidence in the US presidency. This strategy reportedly involved leveraging connections with major US corporations to persuade business leaders to oppose the President.
Additionally, Trump accused the Chinese government of attempting to identify US journalists who had reported unfavorably on him, offering them substantial sums to produce more negative coverage. He claimed, "The Chinese government wanted the US president to lose the next election."
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Trump characterized the extensive loss of voter data as an unprecedented threat to election security, asserting that the Chinese government aimed for his defeat in the 2020 election due to his imposition of tariffs. He noted that US intelligence agencies became aware of the voter registration file compromise in 2020, discovering that millions of voter records had been compromised. He criticized those who kept this information concealed, stating, "They did not inform me as President or anyone else, and to our knowledge, Congress was not notified either."
He continued, "China engaged in various election-related activities to undermine my administration during the 2020 campaign. They fought vigorously against my victory."
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Trump claimed that hundreds of millions of US voter files are now controlled by foreign entities. He called upon the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the CIA to investigate the concealment of this critical information, demanding accountability for those involved in the alleged cover-up and suggesting criminal charges where appropriate.
However, a declassified assessment from the US intelligence community in 2021 found no evidence that any foreign actor had attempted or succeeded in altering any technical aspects of the 2020 presidential election, including voter registrations, ballots, tabulations, or results.