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FULL: President Trump's primetime speech on elections

📅 Jul 16, 2026 LiveNOW from FOX 25 MIN 96112 VIEWS 25 SEGMENTS · 2 SPEAKERS

President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address to the nation from the White House on Thursday. During his speech, President Trump said that he is releasing documents that detail intelligence related to election system vulnerabilities and interference during the 2020 election. Trump also claimed that China bought, stole or hacked tens of millions of Americans’ voter data and that members of the “deep state” worked to cover it up. Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX! https://www.youtube.com/livenowfox?su... Where to watch LiveNOW from FOX: https://www.livenowfox.com Follow us @LiveNOWFOX on...

What Donald Trump said

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Trump opened by touting economic and border achievements, claiming record stock markets, lower drug prices via trumprx.gov, and Trump accounts for children. He then announced the immediate declassification and release of intelligence documents exposing election vulnerabilities. Trump alleged China compromised 220 million US voter files starting in 2020, that intelligence agencies covered it up, and that China tried to undermine his 2020 campaign. He cited CIA reports of Chinese efforts to influence US business leaders and journalists. Trump also claimed FBI evidence of a plot to manufacture ballots for Joe Biden, and that voting machines are vulnerable to hacking. He detailed a Michigan voter registration fraud case and a DHS finding of 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote. Trump called for the Save America Act requiring photo ID, proof of citizenship, and restricting mail-in ballots, and ordered DHS to notify states about ineligible voters.

Key takeaways

Alleged China acquired 220 million US voter files, the largest compromise of election data in history.
Cited DHS finding of approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote in federal elections.
Called on Congress to pass the Save America Act requiring photo voter ID, proof of citizenship, and restricting mail-in ballots.
Ordered DHS to notify states about non-citizens on voter rolls and direct removal of ineligible voters.

Numbers and commitments

Figure	What it refers to	Type	At
220 million	US voter files allegedly acquired by China	metric	7:21
278,000	Non-citizens registered to vote in federal elections per DHS	metric	18:40
14 months	Period with zero illegal aliens admitted to the US	metric	3:08
70, 80, and 90%	Reduction in prescription drug prices	metric	2:26
11,888	Murders inherited two years ago	metric	0:06
18 states	States where voter data was bought, stolen, or hacked by China	metric	8:16
2020	Year China's election data compromise began	timeline	7:21
June 2nd	Date of California's recent election for mayor of LA and governor	timeline	19:22
July 10th	Date California's election was completed	timeline	19:22
mid-2018	Time of CIA reporting on Chinese Communist Party policy	timeline	9:58

Chapters

0:00Economic and border achievements
2:26Drug prices and Trump accounts
4:17Military and foreign wins
5:12Announcing election document release
7:21China's voter file compromise
8:16Intelligence community cover-up
14:22Voting machine vulnerabilities
17:12Michigan voter fraud case
18:40Non-citizen voter registration
23:55Call for Save America Act

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Trump, D. (2026, July 16). FULL: President Trump's primetime speech on elections [Interview transcript]. LiveNOW from FOX. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1176536/

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Donald Trump. "FULL: President Trump's primetime speech on elections." LiveNOW from FOX, 16 Jul. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1176536/.

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Key Quotes (2)

“Less than 2 years ago, we inherited an economic and social disaster after the worst inflation in 48 years, the wide-open borders with millions and millions of people pouring in from all over the world, including criminals of all types, and 11,888 murders, many of whom killed more than one person.”

▶ 0:17 CONTROVERSIAL POLICY

“This week it was announced that inflation saw the largest monthly decline in more than 6 years just happened. It was just given out. The media reported it, and we accepted the best in 6 years. The tax cuts in our great, big, beautiful bill are saving hard-working families thousands and thousands of dollars like with the provisions, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on social security ”

▶ 1:20 CONTROVERSIAL POLICY

Mentioned in this interview

China: Alleged to have compromised 220 million US voter files and meddled in elections

Joe Biden Former President: Alleged plot to manufacture illegal ballots for him

Maduro regime: Alleged to have digitally rigged Venezuela's 2020 elections

Michigan State Police: Raided a Democrat get-out-the-vote organization in Muskegon in 2020

FBI: Agents believed crimes were committed in Michigan case; asked to investigate cover-up

CIA: Reporting cited on China's election meddling and Venezuela vote rigging

NSA NSA: Reports about China's election targeting kept out of presidential briefing

NBC and ABC: Accused of refusing to cover the speech and being part of a plot

Earlier, on the same topics

“We need it for our elections. We need to have voter identification, which you don't have right now on a national basis. We need it for uh and and the voter ID is very important. We need it for proof of citizenship. Do you believe it? The Democrats are fighting. They don't want you to prove your citi”

voter id · Jun 11, 2026 at 12:11 →

“What we need in full our elections, we need to have voter identification, which you don't have right now. On a national basis, we need it for uh and and the voter ID is very important. We need for proof of citizenship. Can you believe it? The Democrats are fighting. They don't want you to prove your”

voter id · Jun 11, 2026 at 12:10 →

“We need it for our elections. We need to have voter identification which you don't have right now on a national basis. We need it for uh and and the voter ID is very important. We need it for proof of citizenship. Do you believe it? The Democrats are fighting. They don't want you to prove your citiz”

voter id · Jun 11, 2026 at 26:11 →

“We have to be able to get proof of citizenship when you vote. Otherwise, we don't have elections. We have to be able to get voter ID. So, John is a leader and hopefully he can get the votes.”

voter id · Jun 23, 2026 at 45:52 →

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About Donald Trump

In late September 2026, President Trump made a series of announcements from the White House. He announced that South Korea would invest up to $200 billion in U.S. energy projects, including $54 billion for the Alaska LNG pipeline, a six-gigawatt power generation facility in Texas, and eight new large-scale nuclear power plants. He also announced that Mesabi Metallics would build a steel plant in Iowa, which he described as the largest in American history, and he unveiled a new federal services portal, America.gov, alongside tech executives. At a White House summit with technology leaders, he announced a voluntary, "morally binding" safety agreement on advanced AI, which he said would be officially renamed "super intelligence" (SI). In his remarks, Trump discussed the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq after 23 years, saying the U.S. left "with dignity and respect" and took all equipment with them. He also commented on an incident involving a FlyDubai flight, saying he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and described the co-pilot as "perhaps a terrorist or perhaps a whack job," crediting a passenger, an Israeli plumber, with leveling the plane after the pilot was stabbed. He criticized Canada's trade policies, saying Canadian leaders "took advantage" of the U.S. for years and are "being taught a little lesson." He also made statements about the Iran war, saying it would end soon and that gasoline prices would drop, and he claimed that under his administration the U.S. had the lowest poverty rate and best economic numbers in its history.

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