{"id":2629961,"date":"2026-07-15T08:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pledges-big-disclosure-on-foreign-election-interference\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:52:01","slug":"trump-pledges-big-disclosure-on-foreign-election-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pledges-big-disclosure-on-foreign-election-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pledges big disclosure on foreign election interference"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pledges-big-disclosure-on-foreign-election-interference%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629961&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump plans to deliver a primetime address on Thursday at 9 p.m. to advocate for new election integrity measures, emphasizing the importance of free and fair elections for maintaining the countryS stability.While he has provided few details about the speech, he describes it as notable and big news, with expectations that it will touch on election security, voting machine vulnerabilities, and possibly include declassified intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>preparations for the speech suggest that it may promote legislation like the SAVE America Act, which aims to tighten voting requirements, though it faces hurdles in Congress. Officials anticipate that the address could also reinforce claims of foreign interference and influence in the 2020 election, despite previous government assessments finding no evidence of foreign actors attempting to alter voting results on a significant scale. Past intelligence reports indicated threats from Russia, China, and Iran, but no direct manipulation of vote counts or voting machines was proven.<\/p>\n<p>Some sources indicate that the speech may include new evidence or discussions regarding foreign interference,especially concerning China\u2019s alleged efforts,vote machine vulnerabilities,and possible disinformation campaigns. Though, white House officials caution against speculation, emphasizing that the actual content of Trump\u2019s speech remains unknown until he delivers it.<\/p>\n<p>the address is expected to serve both as a rallying point for election-related legislation and as a platform for Trump to assert claims about election interference and voting security, amid ongoing debates and investigations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> will use a primetime address Thursday to make the case for new election integrity measures, an issue central to his political movement since he alleged the 2020 White House contest was stolen by Democrats and former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump offered few details about his surprise address to the nation slated for Thursday at 9 p.m., but he told reporters in the Oval Office this week that the announcement would concern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\">elections<\/a> and would be \u201creally, really big news.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4643707\/jd-vance-joe-rogan-podcast\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance to appear on Joe Rogan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4647714\/trump-fbi-wasting-time-investigating-lindsey-graham-death\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says FBI \u2018wasting their time\u2019 investigating Lindsey Graham\u2019s death<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4647561\/trump-drops-strait-hormuz-tolls-gulf-trade-deals\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump drops Strait of Hormuz tolls for Gulf trade deals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">President Donald Trump waiting to greet Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi\u00a0at the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195560914556.webp?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump waiting to greet Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi\u00a0at the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don\u2019t have a country,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 id=\"h-what-officials-expect-from-trump-despite-being-in-the-dark\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What officials expect from Trump, despite being in the dark<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An administration official familiar with the preparations told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> internal discussions about the speech had centered on election security and the subject of possible voting-machine vulnerabilities that could be susceptible to foreign cyber intrusions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official expected acting Director of National Intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-pulte\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22738\">Bill Pulte<\/a> to provide intelligence material and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to participate, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel, but cautioned that assessment was based partly on informed speculation, not a full briefing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, the source also downplayed claims on social media that purported the results of the 2020 election in Georgia would be declared <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DC_Reporter\/status\/2076827749952655787\">\u201cillegitimate.\u201d<\/a> Following Trump\u2019s election defeat, Republican candidates in Georgia lost to Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, with the former senator having won another election in 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">President-elect Joe Biden elbow bumps Senate candidate Jon Ossoff as Senate candidate Raphael Warnock watches in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, during a campaign rally. | (Carolyn Kaster\/AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/warnock-ossoff-biden.jpg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;591&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Joe Biden elbow bumps Senate candidate Jon Ossoff as Senate candidate Raphael Warnock watches in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, during a campaign rally. | (Carolyn Kaster\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second source close to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> said bureau personnel as of Tuesday had not been read into a new election-interference finding as of the weekend of July 11 to 12. When that source asked whether the bureau needed to conduct preliminary work, the source was told no.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source said the speech had originally been expected Tuesday, July 14, before being moved to Thursday. Some officials learned of the change through Trump\u2019s Monday afternoon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116914147668764804\">Truth Social announcing<\/a> the speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both sources said the speech could also increase pressure on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> to pass the SAVE America Act, the Republican-backed bill requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> cautioned against advance reporting on the substance of the speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs usual, anonymous sources are speculating about what President Trump will say during his speech on Thursday evening,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cThe truth is, nobody knows yet what President Trump will ultimately say, which is why everyone should tune in.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-public-record-on-2020-election-interference-previously-cast-doubt-on-seismic-impact\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public record on 2020 election interference previously cast doubt on seismic impact<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Trump releases evidence that foreign actors altered votes or penetrated voting machines in 2020 in ways big enough to alter the outcome, it would mark a major break from the government\u2019s public findings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 16, 2021, under the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Biden administration<\/a>, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/assessments\/ICA-declass-16MAR21.pdf\">assessment<\/a> finding no indication that a foreign actor attempted to alter voter registration, ballot casting, vote tabulation, or the reporting of results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A companion report released that month by the Biden administration\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Homeland Security<\/a> departments found no evidence that a foreign government prevented voting, changed votes, or compromised election infrastructure to manipulate the outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite no major interference, those reports did not stray away from the level of influence foreign adversaries played on the race overall. They indicated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>,\u00a0and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a> each posed different election-related threats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Russian operatives used intelligence-linked intermediaries, purported news organizations, and fabricated social-media identities to promote allegations about Biden and amplify claims of election fraud. Russian hackers also compromised some state and local government networks and extracted voter information, although intelligence agencies said the intrusions were not used to alter election data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From August through November 2020, during Trump\u2019s first administration, Iranian operatives probed state election websites, stole voter information, and sent threatening emails to Democrats while posing as the Proud Boys. They also released a fabricated video purporting to show fraudulent overseas ballots, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/two-iranian-nationals-charged-cyber-enabled-disinformation-and-threat-campaign-designed\">according<\/a> to a November 2021 DOJ press release.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-eye-raising-foreign-interference-plans-for-2020-loom-over-announcement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eye-raising foreign interference plans for 2020 loom over announcement<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior intelligence reports surrounding China\u2019s planned intervention in the 2020 election remain one of the most politically explosive parts of the record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration\u2019s March 2021 intelligence assessment said Beijing considered but did not deploy an operation intended to change the presidential outcome. But a dissenting intelligence official concluded China took at least some steps during the summer of 2020 to undermine Trump\u2019s reelection prospects through public statements and media messaging.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">FBI Seal Displayed on Podium (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-image-caption=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>FBI Seal Displayed on Podium (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FBI-Symbol-e1780427269429.webp?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FBI Seal Displayed on Podium (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither side found evidence that China interfered with voting machines or vote counting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> records released in 2025, during Trump\u2019s second administration, showed the bureau briefly circulated raw intelligence alleging a more direct Chinese operation involving fake U.S. driver\u2019s licenses and mail ballots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report, submitted by the FBI\u2019s field office in Albany, New York, claimed the Chinese Communist Party had sent fake licenses to sympathizers in the United States who would vote for Biden. The FBI circulated the report Sept. 25, 2020, during Trump\u2019s first administration, one day after then-FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\/\">Christopher Wray<\/a> testified that the bureau had not seen \u201cany kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beginning-to-lock-them-up-ex-fbi-dir-wray-referred-for-criminal-prosecution-related-to-2020-voter-fraud\/\" title=\"Beginning to Lock Them Up: Ex-... Dir. Wray Referred for Criminal Prosecution Related to 2020 ...r Fraud\">coordinated national voter fraud effort<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FBI headquarters recalled the report the same day it was circulated and instructed personnel to delete it from bureau systems, according to records obtained by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\">Chuck Grassley<\/a>. In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grassley.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/fbi_to_grassley_-_iir.pdf\">June 27, 2025, letter to Grassley<\/a>, Assistant FBI Director Marshall Yates wrote that one reason cited internally was that \u201cthe reporting will contradict Director Wray\u2019s testimony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The documents do not prove the alleged ballot scheme occurred. However, FBI personnel described the underlying information as uncorroborated and weighed whether the claim could itself be Chinese disinformation. But the records showed Albany agents objected to the recall, and Yates wrote that suppressing field-generated intelligence could prevent other intelligence agencies from corroborating or discrediting it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The records also showed Customs and Border Protection had seized nearly 20,000 fake U.S. driver\u2019s licenses, most from China and Hong Kong, at Chicago O\u2019Hare in the first half of 2020. The FBI documents did not directly connect those seizures to the alleged voting scheme, but investigators described them as \u201clogical investigative leads\u201d that were not pursued.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-machine-vulnerabilities-remain-a-source-of-concern\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Machine vulnerabilities remain a source of concern<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voting-machine vulnerabilities have also drawn scrutiny, even when investigators found no proof those weaknesses were exploited.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">A woman votes using paperless voting machines in Sandy Springs, Ga. | (AP Photo\/John Bazemore)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/ap-18137475989576.jpg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;591&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A woman votes using paperless voting machines in Sandy Springs, Ga. | (AP Photo\/John Bazemore)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 3, 2022, under the Biden administration, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USDHSCISA\/bulletins\/31ab01c\">disclosed vulnerabilities<\/a> in certain Dominion ImageCast X ballot-marking devices but said it had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/ics-advisories\/icsa-22-154-01\">\u201cno evidence\u201d<\/a> they were exploited in an election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But after Trump returned to office, then-Director of National Intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\/\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>\u2019s office obtained voting machines and data from Puerto Rico in May 2025 for forensic testing, a fact that was only reported earlier this spring, prompting commotion at the time about the administration\u2019s plans for gathering the data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her office said it found concerning cybersecurity and operational practices but released few supporting details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet that examination, revealed in April, was reported by <em>Reuters <\/em>to have shown <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-aides-chase-vote-rigging-claims-even-after-latest-probe-finds-nothing-2026-04-23\/\">no clear evidence of Venezuelan hacking<\/a>, a theory that has loomed since 2020 among some Trump allies as a possible vulnerability at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a> angle could draw renewed attention after the Trump administration\u2019s arrest of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> and expanded U.S. influence over Caracas this year. If Trump points Thursday to newly declassified material involving Venezuela, it would raise the question of whether U.S. officials gained access to information they did not have during prior investigations.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-last-ditch-bid-to-pass-the-save-america-act\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A last-ditch bid to pass the SAVE America Act?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has made election law a central focus of his second term, so it will come as no surprise if he uses his speech Thursday evening to lob a last-ditch Hail Mary to see his signature election security bill passed despite its months of languishing in Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican-controlled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\">House<\/a> passed the SAVE Act on Feb. 11, 2026, but the measure has stalled in the Senate, where it lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s March 2025 executive order sought to require proof of citizenship for voter registration and bar counting mail ballots that arrive after election night. Federal courts have blocked major parts of the order, ruling the president cannot unilaterally rewrite election law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4643707\/jd-vance-joe-rogan-podcast\/\">JD VANCE HEADS TO TEXAS TO RECORD PODCAST WITH JOE ROGAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That timing is one reason some officials said they expected Thursday\u2019s address to combine declassified intelligence with a renewed push for voting legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether Trump releases evidence beyond previously disclosed influence operations, disputed intelligence and known machine vulnerabilities will not be clear until he speaks Thursday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to address election security in primetime Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4099,"featured_media":2629962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195596071522.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9418,3728,41195,3634],"class_list":["post-2629961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-disclosure","tag-election","tag-foreign-interference","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26195596071522.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4099"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629961"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629965,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629961\/revisions\/2629965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}