Presenter announces declassification of intelligence alleging foreign compromise of U.S. voter data

The presenter announced the immediate declassification and public release of intelligence the presenter said reveals "shocking vulnerabilities" in U.S. election infrastructure and alleged large-scale foreign access to voter data.

In a nationally broadcast address the presenter said the documents — which the presenter said have been reviewed by intelligence chiefs and will be posted at whitehouse.gov — cover assessments from January 2020 through June 2026. "Tonight, I'm announcing the immediate declassification and release of critical intelligence, revealing shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure," the presenter said.

Why it matters: The presenter framed the disclosures as proof the election system is "so broken and so vulnerable" that action is urgently required. He directed multiple federal agencies to investigate and asked Congress to pass the "Save America Act," which the presenter said would require photo voter ID and proof of citizenship and sharply limit mail-in ballots.

Allegations the presenter described
- Foreign compromise of voter files: The presenter said the documents allege that "the People's Republic Of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China's illicit acquisition of 220,000,000 US voter files," including names, addresses and party preferences. "That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences," the presenter said.
- Cover-up by intelligence officials: The presenter alleged that some intelligence personnel "actively suppress and downplay information" about foreign election meddling and kept it from the president and the public.
- Voting-machine and data vulnerabilities: The presenter said U.S. electronic voting machines, ballot-counting systems and centralized voter data repositories are "most vulnerable to exploitation" and that adversaries could use access to disrupt election processes.
- Local allegations and alleged registration fraud: Citing FBI files, the presenter referenced a Michigan case he described as a voter-registration operation in which canvassers signed registrations for nonexisting people and received gift cards tied to applications.
- DHS finding on noncitizen registrations: The presenter cited a Department of Homeland Security review that he said "identified approximately 278,000 noncitizens who are registered to vote in federal elections," adding that he said the real number may be higher because some states did not share voter files.

Directed actions and legislative push
The presenter said he has asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the CIA "to investigate how and why such crucial information was hidden, to fire those involved in the cover up, and to file criminal charges, if appropriate." He also said he ordered DHS to notify every state about noncitizens on voter rolls and to direct states "to remove all ineligible voters from the lists immediately."

On legislation, the presenter urged passage of the Save America Act, described in the address as requiring photo voter ID and proof of citizenship and dramatically restricting mail-in ballots to limited exceptions such as illness, disability or military deployment.

What the address does not establish
The claims summarized above are the presenter’s statements about intelligence reports and reviews; the address itself did not include independent verification or additional documentary evidence in the speech. The presenter said the documents will be made public at whitehouse.gov. The presenter repeatedly presented the findings as drawn from previously classified U.S. intelligence community assessments and other reports.

Next steps announced
The presenter said the secretary of Homeland Security will brief tomorrow on recent work confirming cyber vulnerabilities in electronic voting systems and that governors, senators and members of Congress will be notified. He urged Americans to contact their representatives to demand passage of the Save America Act.

Closing: The presenter closed the address by again urging legislative action and offering a benediction.