Donald Trump says "largest compromise of election data" came from Chinese collection of voter files

In a prime-time speech, former President Donald Trump claimed newly declassified materials showed Beijing had unlawfully collected 220 million voter files, which he described as the most extensive election data breach ever. He revived discredited assertions that China manipulated the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden. However, a 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment found that although China gathered publicly available voter information over many years, it did not deploy efforts to alter the vote. A minority opinion from two officials—with low to medium confidence—suggested China may have attempted online influence campaigns. China’s embassy denied interference, and Democratic Senator Mark Warner called the allegations baseless, citing the intelligence community’s unanimous conclusion that no votes were changed. The remarks come amid ongoing partisan disputes over election security and voting laws.