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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has made a decision early speechabout the “cover-up” of the government and the “threat” in the country’s electoral system.

But experts were quick to point out that Trump failed to provide evidence that past presidential elections were rigged.

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In many ways, Trump’s speech on Thursday repeated themes the Republican leader is accustomed to.

He detailed a “deep conspiracy” involving his Democratic predecessors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and criticized familiar enemies, including the media and China.

Over the years, Mr. Trump has spread false claims that his loss in the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and “stolen”.

Trump stopped short of repeating his false claim that he had won the race. But in his speech, he wanted to raise doubts about the results of the election, saying that government documents that were not in the public domain are unknown.

The files, however, painted a much broader picture than Trump had presented, and failed to substantiate his claims of a conspiracy.

After the speech, Democrats accused Trump of trying to mislead the public and undermine confidence in the US electoral system, months before the November midterm elections.

Here are the main points from his address:

Trump says China tampered with election data

One of the biggest charges of the night was made against China, the US’s political rival.

“Since the 2020 election, the People’s Republic of China has engaged in what is believed to be the worst election fraud in history,” Trump said at the start of his speech.

He added that Beijing, through “unlawful” means, obtained 220 million US voter files, including names, addresses and party affiliations.

“Think about it: Tens of millions of voters in 18 states were bought, stolen or stolen by China,” Trump said.

A spokesman for the Chinese embassy denied this, saying that the country “has not and will not interfere in the US presidential election”.

Trump, however, did not say that the information was used to influence any election.

But critics have pointed out that such voter information is already publicly available. Some states also sell public information, at prices ranging from $0 to $37,000, as reported by the US Election Assistance Commission in a 2020 report.

Documents leaked by the White House also show that Beijing was, in part, drawing from publicly available information. However, it expressed China’s increasing interest in such information.

“Although the government of the PRC (People’s Republic of China) has shown interest in US elections in the past, this is a new interest in which the actor has become known,” the updated review said.

“US voter registration information is available for download, and 2021 voter registration information is available in other states.”

Trump says ‘deep state’ cover-up, promises revenge

In Thursday’s speech, Trump returned to the conspiracy theory that helped explain his 2016 run for office: So-called “deep state” actors sought to undermine his leadership.

He said there is a “shadow government” with “dictators” trying to cover up China’s efforts to influence the 2020 vote.

He also wanted to withhold information from his daily briefing, Trump said.

“These were the briefs I got almost every day. Everything was unnecessary,” he said.

Scholars, however, have noted that presidential memos often contain information that is considered the most important.

A report by an intelligence group produced in January 2021 assessed “with high confidence” that China had decided to launch a lobbying campaign in 2020 – but later decided against it.

The report was also called in March 2021. It contains a few recommendations that show that China has “taken steps” to undermine Trump’s re-election chances “mainly through the media and the state media and media”.

The publication of the report may be seen as contradicting Trump’s claim of “cover-up”.

However, in his statement, Mr Trump said he told the authorities to “deport the people who are hiding and bring charges, if necessary, against these people”.

Trump says people ‘lied’ about election security

Critics warned that Trump could use Thursday’s speech to undermine confidence in the US election by spreading disinformation.

Other television networks, including ABC, NBC and CNN, chose not to broadcast the speech in full on their main networks.

The timing of the speech is important, as it comes less than four months before the midterm elections, which determine control of Congress.

Trump spent part of his speech making claims that the American electorate had been deceived by the same “deep-seated” actors he blamed.

“For years, the American people have been lied to in detail about election security, including voting machines and counting processes,” Trump said.

“They are dangerous, and they are easily influenced, and people in our government know that.”

But the declassified documents released by the White House do not appear to contain any major revelations about this. The potential risks have already been identified, and local and state officials are seeking to address them.

The fact that elections are administered at the state and local level has also been cited as a deterrent to any interference.

Given the current state of US election officials, the US intelligence community has long assessed that widespread voter manipulation is unlikely.

After Trump’s speech, Democrats blasted Trump’s comments as a distraction that dissuades voters from participating in the election.

“President Donald Trump continues to lie, twist the truth to try to sow doubt and block the 2026 election,” US Representative Jason Crow said in a video. “They don’t want the American people to vote, they don’t want their voices to be heard.”

Trump will renew the Michigan investigation

Trump expressed solidarity in Thursday’s speech, arguing that election security should not be a “non-partisan issue”.

“It should unite us, not divide us,” he once said.

But the Republican leader dismissed the skepticism on both major and minor targets.

He has asked broadcasters who did not broadcast his speech to lose their licences. He criticized California as “worse than any third country”. And he repeated what happened in Michigan before the 2020 election.

The case involved false voter registration forms. But these forms were not followed and had no bearing on that year’s election; they were given the flag a few months before the vote.

The state Attorney General’s Office investigated the matter, as did the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

No one found evidence that the fraud was successful. It is believed that these forms were not part of the corruption of the elections but for the purpose of filling the workplace.

However, in his speech, Trump characterized the incident as a serious violation.

“It was pay, play, and fraud,” he said, blaming former President Biden for failing to follow through on the case. “Biden’s Justice Department moved slowly to investigate and kill it.”

He said he had told the FBI to reopen its investigation, although the documents released by the White House did not appear to provide new evidence in the case.

Speeches were questionable, but contained few revelations

Trump’s speech was heralded as a major moment in the president’s second term.

On Tuesday, when the inaugural address was first announced, Mr Trump said it would feature “very big stories”. His press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, warned reporters this morning that the statement would “shake up”.

But Democrats and pollsters say the speech was critical — and could actually trigger Trump’s Republican base.

Indeed, Trump opened his speech Thursday by rehashing his second-term accomplishments, from border security to efforts to combat crime.

And he closed his speech with a plea to pass the SAVE America Act, a law he has repeatedly pushed to meet the demands of voters.

The bill would raise voter ID requirements, which require proof of citizenship such as birth certificates and passports that some US citizens may not have.

Rights groups have argued that the requirements could disenfranchise some citizens.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, political analyst Eric Ham said the statement is yet another push to bring elections under federal control.

“This is something the president has wanted to do for a long time, and I think what we saw tonight was another shot at trying to change the election,” Ham said.

Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, also dismissed the speech as a distraction from Trump’s pre-election campaign.

“Donald Trump is a weak, conspiracy-mongering 80-year-old failed president,” Jeffries wrote on social media. “The economy is in trouble under this guy and the American people know it.”