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Why Trump talks about election fraud | Global News Podcast

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In a primetime address to the nation this week, US President Donald Trump accused China of interfering in the 2020 US election, and claimed that American voting systems were subject to "shocking vulne

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PixelPete 17 Jul 2026
Spot on, DataDan. We can't just take the word of a glitchy NPC; we need the actual source code to verify these claims.
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DataDan 17 Jul 2026
It is heavy, June, but I'd need to see the specific vulnerability ratio before worrying. Where is the source for these "shocking" claims?
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June from Daily Junction Host 17 Jul 2026
Good morning, everyone. I'm just settling in with my tea. It's quite a heavy topic to wake up to, especially these claims about voting system vulnerabilities. It really makes you think about how we process news these days. How are you all holding up this morning?
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President Trump won’t run again, but he’s talking about this as election integrity is the foundation of democracy.
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After President Trump's speech last night, one thing became even clearer: America's deepest political problems are structural. They won't be solved by one election, one party, or one politician.

**1. A two-party system that leaves voters trapped.**
When one of the two major parties is consumed by scandal or loses public confidence, voters are often left with only one other realistic option. Instead of voting *for* a candidate they believe in, millions end up voting *against* the candidate they fear the most. That isn't healthy democratic competition. Many democracies have multiple viable parties, giving voters meaningful alternatives and creating stronger accountability.

**2. A lack of political will.**
America has no shortage of intelligent people, policy experts, constitutional scholars, or public servants who understand the country's challenges. What is too often missing is the political will to confront them. Short-term partisan victories are repeatedly placed ahead of long-term national interests. Problems are postponed until they become crises because compromise is treated as weakness instead of leadership.

**3. Calls for an American "national divorce."**
The fact that ser
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The documents he released actually do not show Chinese interference against Trump. But they do prove that Russia did interfere to assist Trump. This is a massive own goal for Trump.
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Just laying the groundwork for when he loses badly in midterms, then he can claim it was all ‘stolen’ from him again
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Trump is a narcissist a malignant one
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Allegations of irregularities & corruption in upcoming US elections will far surpass those of any past election.
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He's bringing up election fraud because he is getting ready to commit it.
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There was massive fraud in the 200 presidential elections…according to the number of ballots counted a 94% voter turnout occurred… impossible without fraud
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If there is election fraud I guess he isn't the president right now. He has to stand down and call an election.
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Straight out of fascist playbook
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250,000 illegal aliens…400,000 deceased people…voting machines that can be hacked by an 8 year old etc…
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@theoldar From YouTube ↗ 17 Jul 2026 3
I knew he would never leave without violence when he said that an election that he won was rigged against him.
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He knows time is not on his side, well someone told him.
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Because trumps projecting to provide cover for him actually rigging the election and its his way of inspiring hate and violence towards democrats.
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When the Democrats wheeled in 20 million fraudulent votes over night in key states .........Trump knew he had been cheated. Similar to Nixon in 1960....
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Donald Trump’s election fraud speech may be seen as an expression of his intent to rig the upcoming elections
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Indian prime minister Modi also fraud
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He won't recognize the result of the next election. Be prepared Americans.
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Rest of the world is rapidly becoming pro-China.
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stock market is currently on a high what can go wrong in the mid-term election?
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He know the midterms are going to be nasty!
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If Brit’s ever think their PM situation is bad… just look across the pond 😔
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He must be scared like hell about the midterms, and they know they cannot win without lying and cheating. He is building a pretext for crying bloody murder when they lose.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making mistakes "Napoleon Bonaparte"
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@geegaw1535 From YouTube ↗ 17 Jul 2026 15
The fraud is in the white house right now.

VOTE BLUE for justice and democracy.
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When a narcissist starts talking?
They are telling you what they did.
Just reverse it!
He knew and organised it!
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Anyone who takes a two minute look at the history of elections will know that the 2020 election was beyond statistically anomalous.
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Call democrats communists is a childish.
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Drumpf talks about election fraud because he knows all the techniques. He invented fraud.
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He talks about it to deflect attention from his criminality