Donald Trump delivered a primetime address Thursday, alleging the U.S. election system falls "catastrophically short" and revisiting his long‑standing claim that the 2020 election was stolen. The White House released a trove of newly declassified documents on election security, but officials said none indicate votes were switched or machines hacked.

He urged lawmakers to pass the SAVE America Act, a controversial bill that would require proof of citizenship to register. The legislation remains stalled, with some Senate Republicans skeptical. GOP allies praised the speech, while Democrats blasted it as an attempt to undermine elections.

Trump also claimed China obtained 220 million U.S. voter registration files from 2020‑2023, calling it the largest compromise. Analysts point out that voter rolls are publicly available and that China had only data for public‑opinion analysis, with no evidence of interference.

He cited a DHS review finding over 250,000 non‑citizens on federal rolls, but experts like David Becker argue the data is unreliable. Examples from audits in Georgia, Ohio, Texas, and Louisiana show only a handful of actual non‑citizen or dead‑voter cases.

Trump warned that voting machines and ballot‑counting systems are "extremely exposed to attack," referencing CIA intelligence on plots in Venezuela involving Smartmatic technology, which is not used in the U.S. except in Los Angeles County.