The Truth About Trump’s New Election Claims
About this episode
The episode discusses Donald Trump's recent claims about foreign efforts to influence US elections and the implications for upcoming midterms.
President Donald Trump gave a primetime speech on Thursday revealing what he said was new information related to foreign efforts to influence US elections. However, experts say the documents he declassified did not back up his claims and that his continued focus on the 2020 election could sow mistrust in the upcoming midterms. We hear from a federal election official recently fired by Trump and take a closer look at the elections security bill Trump is desperate for Congress to pass. For more: Trump’s speech claiming US election vulnerabilities, annotated --- Guests: Benjamin Hovland & Zachary Wolf, CNN Politics Senior Writer Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Ariel Edwards-Levy Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Rind
Guests: Benjamin Hovland, Zachary Wolf
Topics covered
- Trump election claims
- election security
- foreign influence
- midterm elections
- political mistrust
Keywords
- Trump
- election claims
- foreign influence
- election security
- midterms
- political mistrust
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Organizations: CNN Politics, CNN Podcasts, Congress, Ariel Edwards-Levy, Paola Ortiz, Felicia Patinkin
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