Donald Trump addresses the nation to claim China meddled in 2020 election

Trump has been claiming the election was stolen for years (Picture: Getty) Donald Trump used a primetime TV address to the nation to claim ‘sinister’ meddling by China and a ‘deep state’ cover-up over his 2020 defeat to Joe Biden. Making the sweeping allegations during his 25-minute speech, the US president said he had declassified intelligence, which revealed “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure”. But critics have accused Mr Trump of trying to sow confusion and spread misinformation in the run-up to November’s mid-term elections, which could see Republicans lose control of one or both houses of Congress. A previous intelligence assessment found no evidence that foreign interference had impacted the outcome of the 2020 presidential race, which he lost to Mr Biden. Mr Tr