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Fact-Checking Trump’s Address on Chinese Election Interference

Much of President Donald Trump’s address to the nation about Chinese election interference cited newly declassified documents, but at several points he made claims on matters already known before the release of the new material.

Contrary to speculation ahead of the speech, Trump did not outright assert that Chinese interference in the 2020 election determined the outcome in favor of Joe Biden. Rather, at several times in his address, Trump focused on what the Chinese government was capable of or had attempted to do in its effort to influence U.S. elections.

1. ‘Chinese Government Wanted the U.S. President to Lose’

Trump said, “The Chinese government wanted the U.S. president to lose the next election,” referring to the 2020 election.

A 2020 U.S. intelligence report appears to support that claim.

“We assess that China prefers that President Trump – whom Beijing sees as unpredictable – does not win reelection,” an August 2020 report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said. “China has been expanding its influence efforts ahead of November 2020 to shape the policy environment in the United States, pressure political figures it views as opposed to China’s interests, and deflect and counter criticism of China.”

2. ‘Fought Like Hell’

What China wanted to accomplish and what China actually accomplished in previous elections might still be in dispute.

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