Donald Trump says election system "so broken and so vulnerable"

In a Friday night address, President Donald Trump announced the declassification of intelligence materials he claimed demonstrate extensive foreign meddling in U.S. elections, specifically alleging that China had obtained over 200 million voter records starting in 2020. Citing a CIA assessment, Trump asserted that Chinese policy in 2018 aimed to undermine his reelection prospects. He also contended that intelligence reports on Chinese targeting were withheld from him and that Beijing paid journalists for negative coverage. Trump argued these disclosures reveal severe weaknesses in U.S. election infrastructure, describing the system as extremely compromised. He called on Congress to pass legislation requiring voter identification and citizenship proof.