First Thing: Trump launches wide-ranging and unverified attack on integrity of US electoral system

Per The Guardian, Donald Trump delivered a primetime televised address attacking the integrity of the US electoral system. In a twenty-five-minute speech, the president accused China of interfering with his 2020 election defeat and declared the voting process 'catastrophically' unfair—though his claims remain unverified. Democrats warned that Trump was attempting to sow confusion and laying groundwork to challenge the results of the coming congressional midterms. Major US television networks split on whether to air the address: CNN, ABC, and NBC declined to broadcast it live, while CBS, Fox News, and MSNBC aired large portions of it.

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