{"id":2631084,"date":"2026-07-17T09:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-team-talked-him-out-of-crazier-claims-in-election-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:49:55","slug":"trumps-team-talked-him-out-of-crazier-claims-in-election-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-team-talked-him-out-of-crazier-claims-in-election-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s team talked him out of &#8216;crazier\u2019 claims in election speech"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftrumps-team-talked-him-out-of-crazier-claims-in-election-speech%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=2631084&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 delivered a primetime speech addressing concerns about election interference, notably alleging Chinese involvement and a cover-up by the so-called &#8220;deep state.&#8221; Leading up to the speech, his team advised him to moderate his claims to avoid false or unproven assertions about voter fraud, with critics and Democrats demanding censorship and limiting broadcast to digital platforms. During his address, Trump claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dojs-ability-to-prosecute-obama-officials-likely-restricted\/\" title=\"DOJ&#039;s ability to prosecute Obama officials likely restricted\">declassified intelligence documents<\/a> show China meddled in the 2020 election, stealing 220 million voter files, and criticized foreign interference threats from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Though, some experts, like former journalist John Solomon, stated the U.S. intelligence community has no direct evidence that votes were stolen or flipped in recent elections, though investigations continue. The speech echoed allegations of a cover-up by the intelligence agencies, and Homeland Security plans to improve election system security. Major networks largely chose not to broadcast the speech live on cable, opting instead for digital platforms.  <\/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\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> staff convinced him to tone down the primetime speech he gave on election integrity Thursday evening, after critics alleged it would make false claims about \u201cstolen\u201d elections. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leading up to the address, Democrats such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4650455\/aoc-media-censor-trump-election-security-speech\/\">demanded TV networks censor the speech<\/a>, raising fears that Trump would say unproven or disproven claims about voter fraud, in light of his position that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.<\/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\/4652721\/read-in-full-trump-address-china-2020-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>READ IN FULL: Trump\u2019s address to the nation on alleged Chinese interference in 2020 election<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652706\/trump-deep-state-china-2020-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump alleges \u2018deep state\u2019 suppressed Chinese interference in 2020 election<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652562\/watch-live-trump-speech-election-security\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers primetime speech on election integrity<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday night, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2077927521375424917\">made a speech <\/a>outlining concerns that declassified intelligence documents indicate China meddled in the 2020 election, a move he said was covered up by the \u201cdeep state\u201d in the United States. The president\u2019s speech was \u201cpretty vanilla\u201d compared to some of his previous claims, and followed counsel from his team to <strong>\u201c<\/strong>not to be crazy,\u201d according to <em>Politico<\/em>. <\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere was going to be a lot of crazier s*** said,\u201d a White House official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/playbook\">told the outlet<\/a>. \u201cIt was as on the rails as possible. \u2026 The senior team just talked and prepped him. I think they explained the way to be taken seriously is not to be crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>: Compounding the travesty, the second set of documents we are releasing reveals that members of the Deep State in our intelligence agencies worked to actively suppress and downplay information about the extent of China\u2019s sinister election meddling\u2014covering it up from both\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFl4D39HaL\">pic.twitter.com\/uFl4D39HaL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2077927521375424917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the push for censorship, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652501\/tv-networks-trump-election-speech-broadcast\/\">major networks opted out of carrying<\/a> the speech on cable, instead pushing it out on digital platforms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the address, Trump cited a CIA report in stating that starting during the 2020 election cycle, China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in the illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files. The president also expressed concern about voting machine vulnerabilities to foreign interference, stating that Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, as well as nonstate groups, hold the capability to compromise U.S. election infrastructure.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Solomon, the former investigative journalist who advised the White House on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >releasing declassified intelligence documents relating<\/a> to China, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vaughnhillyard\/status\/2077941614752751986?s=46\">told reporters <\/a>Thursday evening that U.S. intelligence has \u201cno evidence\u201d that votes were stolen in the 2020 election \u2014 \u201cnot yet,\u201d he said. He suggested evidence that lies on foreign machines, and that, upon further research, the intelligence community could collect that data down the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll I can acknowledge is what the intelligence shows, right? I don\u2019t know. The intelligence community has zero evidence that someone has flipped, that a foreign power flipped a vote in 2020, 22, or 24. We\u2019re not through all the documents,\u201d he said. \u201cThey did it on their own machines. Why is it important that they did it on their machines? Their machine protocols are the same as America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m still researching,\u201d Solomon added.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26198051788651.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652721\/read-in-full-trump-address-china-2020-election\/\"><strong>READ IN FULL: TRUMP\u2019S ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON ALLEGED CHINESE INTERFERENCE IN 2020 ELECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is expected to give a briefing on Friday regarding fixing vulnerabilities in electronic voting systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery American \u2026 should be able to agree that we deserve the most secure, honest and fair election system anywhere in the world,\u201d Trump said. <\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s team urged him to tone down his election speech amid false claims fears<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2631085,"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\/AP26198047000061.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3728,50738,32504,4554,3634],"class_list":["post-2631084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election","tag-misinformation-2","tag-political-strategy","tag-speech","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26198047000061.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631084","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631084"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631088,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631084\/revisions\/2631088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}