Democrats slam Trump’s ‘pathetic attempt’ to sow doubt in election process – US politics live

Guardian World•Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 02:26 PM•2 min read

Democrats accuse president of ‘working to rig the midterms’ in advance after primetime speech rehashed debunked claims Sign up for US News Breaking email Trump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’ Trump also took to Truth Social today to claim that there were “great reviews” of hi...

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