President Donald Trump’s primetime speech on Thursday is expected to feature a bombshell allegation against China, according to CBS News.
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Sources familiar with the speech that Trump teased earlier this week say it will accuse China of election meddling, the report indicated. Trump had only teased that his speech would focus on election security, but didn’t reveal much else.
“Part of President Trump’s speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections,” CBS News reported, adding that Trump alleges that “Beijing compromised U.S. voter data and evidence the CIA knew about the action.”
Trump will also say that the CIA “didn’t share that information with Mr. Trump during his first term,” CBS News added, noting Trump invited the current heads of major intelligence and national security agencies and members of Trump’s cabinet.
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“Among those invited are the heads of the CIA, the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of Homeland Security,” CBS News reported.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the sourcing as speculation when asked by CBS News about the contents of Trump’s speech.
“As usual, anonymous sources are speculating about what President Trump will say during his speech on Thursday evening,” Leavitt told CBS News in a statement. “The truth is, nobody knows yet what President Trump will ultimately say, which is why everyone should tune in.”
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