Trump addresses election integrity concerns and foreign interference threats
Trump addresses election integrity concerns following DHS identification of voter registration vulnerabilities.
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US Election Integrity Investigation
President Trump announced DHS investigation findings on alleged vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems, including noncitizen voter registration, voting machine security gaps, and foreign government interference claims.
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2026-08-15 to 2026-11-12 · UTC publication dates
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DHS investigation identifies approximately 278,000 noncitizens registered to vote in federal elections
President Donald Trump announced results from a Department of Homeland Security investigation showing roughly 278,000 noncitizens registered to vote in federal elections. The DHS compared state voter registration lists with public records to identify the noncitizens on voter rolls. Trump stated the figure is incomplete because several Democrat-led states did not provide their voter registration data.
Trump claims hundreds of thousands of deceased individuals remain active on voter rolls
President Trump asserted that voter rolls still contain hundreds of thousands of deceased individuals listed as active voters, citing this as evidence of fraud in the U.S. election system.
President Trump delivers primetime address on election integrity and foreign election interference
President Donald Trump delivered a primetime White House address focused on election integrity and foreign efforts to influence U.S. elections. During the speech, Trump discussed DHS findings on noncitizen voter registration, claimed foreign governments have access to voter data, and alleged that voting machines remain vulnerable to hacking and manipulation.
Trump alleges China and other foreign countries attempting to meddle in U.S. elections
President Trump claimed that China and other countries have been attempting to meddle in American elections. He stated that foreign governments have access to hundreds of millions of U.S. voter files and asserted that voting machines and ballot tabulation systems are exposed to hacking and manipulation.
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DHS finds 278,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in federal elections
DHS investigation identifies 278,000 noncitizens on federal voter rolls.