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President Trump to Deliver Primetime Address on Election Security
President Trump will address the nation Thursday at 9 p.m. EDT from the White House. The speech will focus on voting machines, election integrity, and legislation requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship.
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m. EDT from the White House. The speech will focus on voting machines, election integrity, and legislation requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the address will center on secure elections ahead of November.
She described the topic as a non-partisan issue.
If enacted, the measure would require photo identification and proof of citizenship for voter registration and at the ballot box. Trump stated Tuesday that the speech contains really big news and will cover additional topics.
Trump has repeatedly stated he won the White House three times. Accounts differ on whether the address will revisit 2020 election claims. com said it will focus on voting machine security and foreign influence. On Monday Trump repeated claims of voter fraud in the Los Angeles primary race for mayor during a Newsmax interview.
Federal prosecutors said last month they were opening fraud investigations in California after Trump drew attention to the Los Angeles mayoral primary claim. Earlier this year FBI agents raided elections offices in Fulton County, Georgia, seizing materials from the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard, then Trump’s director of national intelligence, traveled to Atlanta to oversee the execution of the Fulton County search warrant. Last week Trump ousted the remaining members of the federal Election Assistance Commission.
