El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump emitió este jueves por la noche un mensaje desde la Casa Blanca en el que se refirió a las elecciones legislativas de este año, para las que impulsa reformas electorales que deben tratarse en el Senado: «Voy a desclasificar información de inteligencia que da cuenta de grandes vulnerabilidades en la infraestructura del sistema electoral», denunció el mandatario. Y apuntó contra China en los hackeos.

Desde las 20 – hora local- y en el Ala Este de la Casa Blanca, Trump le habló a la ciudadanía norteamericana mediante una cadena nacional en la que se había generado suma expectativa.

Inicialmente, el mandatario, se refirió a dos temas puntuales: las elecciones de medio término que se llevarán a cabo durante la segunda mitad del año y el conflicto con Irán, que llegó este jueves al sexto día consecutivo de ataques de las fuerzas estadounidenses en terreno enemigo.

En el inicio de su mensaje enfatizó que, a su juicio, fue una herencia recibida desastrosa tanto en términos económicos como de seguridad interna por parte de la administración de Joe Biden.

«Dos años atrás, nuestro país estaba muerto, pero ahora estamos más respetados que nunca antes. Tenemos más plata que nunca y también más inversiones, y la declinación de la inflación más marcada, lo que está ahorrando miles y miles de dólares a los muy trabajadores estadounidenses», señaló Trump.

Luego, se volcó a uno de los tópicos más esperados: la cuestión bélica en Medio Oriente. «Veremos los frutos muy, muy pronto. Ya ganamos en Venezuela, que nos proveerá de millones y millones de barriles de petróleo… y ahora estamos ganando holgadamente en Irán. Veremos los frutos de ese esfuerzo pronto».

Y arengó: «América está nuevamente y haciéndolo bien, pero ningún otro problema es más importante; un país no puede ser grande sin elecciones justas y honestas. Tienen que poder confiar en su país, porque si no hay confianza, no hay grandeza. Y yo durante años luché por la integridad de las elecciones estadounidenses», enfatizó Trump, sobre el tema eleccionario.

Y siguió: «Cada norteamericano tiene que confiar en que su voto va a ser contabilizado de forma precisa y segura. En un sistema que sea seguro, uno en el que la trampa y la interferencia no sean difíciles, sino imposibles», remarcó.

Lo más fuerte, no obstante, fue lo que siguió: «Anuncio que voy a desclasificar y publicar de forma inmediata información crítica de inteligencia que da cuenta de grandes vulnerabilidades en la infraestructura del sistema electoral, que permitieron niveles nunca antes vistos de hackeo, de explotación y de interferencia extranjera», reveló. Y apuntó directamente hacia China.

«Se trata de documentos recopilados por la Casa Blanca, equipos de investigación de transparencia y asesores de inteligencia, así como también respaldados por altos jefes de las agencias de seguridad. Estarán disponibles en el sitio web oficial de la Casa Blanca y se expone en seis puntos», precisó.

El mandatario citó: «Lo primero es que mostraron que durante años y comenzando desde las elecciones del 2020, la República Popular de China llevó a cabo el más grande hackeo de información comprometedora de carácter electoral. Eso resultó en la adquisición ilegal por parte de China de 220 millones de archivos de votantes estadounidenses, que incluyen nombres, edades, direcciones, y preferencias de partido».

«También hubo movimientos durante mi primera gestión y luego en las elecciones de 2020. La CIA citó que durante el 2018, China y el Partido Comunista tenían la política de brindar apoyo a todo aquel que podía quitar votos al presidente de ese momento (él mismo)», continuó su razonamiento.

«Lo cierto es que no sólo China, sino también Rusia, Irán, Corea del Norte y otros grupos no nacionales comprometieron el sistema electoral estadounidense», denunció.

Y aseguró: «Nuestro propósito al revelar esta información no es debilitar la confianza en las elecciones, sino ganarnos esa confianza al afrontar las vulnerabilidades y corregirlas con mucha rapidez. Y eso es lo que estamos haciendo».

Y cerró: «Estamos dando a conocer los resultados de una impactante investigación del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional. Según la revisión del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, en inglés), los registros electorales estatales y los registros públicos, se identificaron aproximadamente 278 mil personas que no son ciudadanas y que están inscriptas para votar en las elecciones federales«. Y especuló que el número podría ser mayor.

President Donald Trump accused members of the U.S. intelligence community Thursday night of operating a «shadow government» to allegedly conceal evidence of China’s efforts to influence U.S. elections, seizing on newly declassified emails that he says reveal a bitter internal dispute about how Beijing’s activities should be characterized.

Trump did not claim China changed votes or altered election results. Instead, he argued Beijing engaged in an influence campaign aimed at shaping U.S. public perceptions.

Trump claimed intelligence officials kept significant reporting out of his presidential briefings and highlighted an email in which a National Security Agency analyst allegedly wrote, «We have deliberately massaged our one pending (presidential daily brief) to avoid any direct links to the election.»

«Those responsible for sounding the alarm instead kept the information secret and hidden,» Trump claimed. «They did not disclose (it) to me as president or to anyone else.»

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Trump used the disclosures to press Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, casting the newly released intelligence as evidence that lawmakers must tighten federal election rules before the midterms.

«Most importantly, addressing this crisis of election security demands that Congress must pass the SAVE America Act,» Trump said. «These reforms are urgently needed to stop the vulnerabilities that I’ve mentioned.»

The SAVE America Act passed the House in February but stalled in the Senate in March, when a 53–47 vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance it. Trump urged Americans to call their senators and representatives and demand its passage «without delay.»

The White House, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump, addresses the nation from the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. (REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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The legislation would require documentary proof of citizenship to register for federal elections, photo identification to vote and ongoing state efforts to identify and remove noncitizens from voter rolls. Absentee voters would be required to submit a copy of an eligible photo ID when requesting a ballot and again when returning it.

Trump also called for eliminating mail-in voting except in cases of illness, disability, military deployment or travel. The current text of the SAVE America Act does not include that prohibition — it permits absentee voting subject to identification requirements.

Trump urged Americans to call their representatives and demand the bill’s passage «without delay.»

The newly released emails show that analysts disagreed over whether any alleged Chinese influence operations and intelligence collection should be explicitly linked to elections. After the NSA analyst described «massaging» the President’s Daily Brief, other intelligence officials questioned the decision, with one writing that «the mind boggles» and another calling the approach «highly irregular.»

Gualala, CA, July 4, 2020 – Person mailing United States absentee ballot for voting in an election by mail.

One official alleged the intelligence community was «deliberately avoiding mentioning a connection to elections for non-substantive reasons,» according to a November 2020 email. That official sought to reconnect the intelligence to the election-security assessment and prevent what another described as an «analytic objectivity mistake.»

The documents, however, do not establish Trump’s broader allegation of a politically motivated conspiracy. Instead, they portray competing intelligence assessments over whether China’s actions amounted to an effort to influence the presidential contest or a broader campaign focused on U.S. policies, public opinion and issues important to Beijing.

Trump went further Thursday, claiming an FBI official wrote that she was running a «shadow government» to prevent the China intelligence from becoming public.

The Chinese embassy could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Trump directed the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Justice Department, FBI and CIA Thursday to investigate why the intelligence was withheld, fire anyone found to have participated in a cover-up and pursue criminal charges «if appropriate.»

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said in response to the address: «Americans heard the president once again repeat claims about our elections that have been investigated for years and repeatedly rejected by the Intelligence Community.»

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is expanding his investigation into the U.S. Postal Service, accusing Postmaster General David Steiner of ignoring congressional oversight while demanding records on the agency’s use of outside restructuring consultants as USPS projects billions more in financial losses.

In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, the Missouri Republican said his office has received no documents in response to a June 30 oversight request and informed Steiner that the investigation will now examine USPS’ hiring of consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal.

«To date, my office has received no documents in compliance with my June 30 letter,» Hawley wrote. «Is it your intention simply to ignore statutory oversight? I expect full compliance with my oversight requests immediately.»

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Hawley said Congress must review USPS’ relationship with Alvarez & Marsal, a restructuring firm Steiner disclosed earlier this year had been hired to help the postal service plan for its financial future.

The senator questioned why USPS is paying outside consultants while projecting another multibillion-dollar loss and continuing to award executive bonuses.

«It is surprising to me that as you complain about this monetary crisis, you and other USPS executives continue to rake in annual bonus packages and have found plenty of cash to hire these outside consultants like A&M — all while service declines and far too many Americans are not receiving their mail,» Hawley wrote.

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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., appears during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill July 16, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Hawley is requesting records detailing who hired Alvarez & Marsal, how much the firm has been paid and whether it was asked to recommend closing rural post offices, limiting rural delivery or reviewing executive compensation. He also inquired about whether USPS plans to release the firm’s recommendations to Congress or the public.

The expanded investigation comes weeks after Fox News Digital first reported Hawley launched an oversight probe into USPS over dumped mail in St. Louis, demanding records on delayed deliveries, possible criminal misconduct and executive bonuses.

That inquiry followed a contentious Senate hearing in June, where Hawley pressed Steiner over thousands of pieces of dumped mail discovered in St. Louis.

Hawley later criticized the postmaster general for saying he was unaware of the incident and publicly called for his resignation if he refused to return his performance bonus.

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In his latest letter, Hawley said the USPS has yet to comply with his original document requests.

Hawley noted USPS has lost an estimated $25 billion over the past three fiscal years and is projecting at least an $8.1 billion loss in fiscal year 2026 despite reforms Congress approved in 2022 to improve the agency’s finances.

«If the Postal Service plans to address its losses through hiring A&M, then Congress must be apprised of the nature of the engagement and A&M’s recommendations to ensure that USPS service standards — such as universal service and rural delivery — do not continue to decline in any agency restructuring plan,» Hawley wrote.

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The senator requested USPS respond to his expanded oversight questions by July 24.

USPS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.