Donald Trump says "those responsible for sounding the alarm" kept China interference findings hidden

In a July 2026 primetime address, former President Donald Trump alleged that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. election on behalf of Joe Biden, claiming Beijing illicitly obtained 220 million voter records and that intelligence officials who discovered this failed to alert him or Congress — referring to those “responsible for sounding the alarm” as having kept the findings hidden. Trump said he had declassified files supporting his accusations, though U.S. intelligence previously found no Chinese meddling. China’s foreign ministry dismissed the claims as “entirely fabricated” and “malicious smears.” The speech, delivered three months before midterms, marked a sharp reversal from Trump’s recent efforts to maintain a cooperative relationship with China amid a fragile trade truce.