President Donald Trump, during a primetime address, alleged that the 'deep state' suppressed attempts by the Communist Party of China to interfere in the 2020 election. He made these claims from the East Room of the White House, where he also declassified documents that he stated support his allegations, which were published on the official White House website.
Trump asserted that the documents indicate that the People's Republic of China executed what he described as the largest compromise of election data in history, leading to the illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files. He further claimed that members of the 'deep state' within U.S. intelligence agencies worked to suppress and downplay information regarding China's election meddling, preventing both the president and the public from being informed about the situation.