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Trump’s primetime speech relied heavily on conspiracies


Trump’s primetime speech on July 16 relied heavily on conspiracies—turns out his own documents prove him wrong. Here’s the deal.

He said he was exposing hidden threats to US elections. The declassified docs show China had no plan to interfere in 2026, and an old intel memo he quoted warned leaders might fake claims like this to shake public trust.

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