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Not All Stations Carried Trump’s Address as Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Nears 5,000

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Donald Trump accused China of interfering in U.S. elections and said networks that did not broadcast his address should lose their licenses.
  • Declassified documents cited by Trump did not establish that China changed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, Reuters reported.
  • Venezuela reported 4,930 deaths from twin earthquakes, while more than 16,700 people were injured and over 17,000 left homeless.

Donald Trump’s televised address on alleged Chinese interference in U.S. elections was not carried live by CNN, ABC News or NBC. CBS, Fox News and MS Now, formerly MSNBC, did broadcast it.

Trump responded by saying the networks that declined to air the speech should lose their licenses. He called them “part of a conspiracy” against the integrity of U.S. elections and accused them of favoring “the radical left.” He also said he was declassifying confidential information that proved China had illegally obtained data on 220 million American voters, including names, addresses and other registration details.

part of a conspiracy

· Donald TrumpTrump described television networks that did not broadcast his address as part of a conspiracy against U.S. election integrity.

But the documents do not support all of Trump’s claims. Reuters noted that they do not show China influenced the result of the 2020 presidential election, and some do not concern U.S. elections at all. One CIA document, declassified by Trump, discussed concerns about the integrity of elections in Venezuela. Another said that manipulating vote-counting systems on a scale large enough to affect an election result would be difficult.

the radical left

· Donald TrumpTrump accused the networks of favoring the radical left.

A separate CIA document described Chinese intelligence activity targeting Joe Biden’s campaign. It said Beijing “currently has no intention of secretly interfering or attempting to influence the outcome of the election,” while leaving open the possibility of later action. The claims also conflict with a declassified 2021 U.S. intelligence report, prepared under then-Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, which found no indication that an outside actor had changed any technical aspect of the 2020 election.

In Venezuela, parliamentary speaker Jorge Rodriguez said at least 4,930 people had died in twin earthquakes that struck on June 24. The confirmed death toll rose by 100 in one day. More than 16,700 people were injured and over 17,000 lost their homes. Venezuela now has 107 temporary camps housing more than 21,000 people, while concerns remain that the true death toll could be higher because authorities have not published or updated a list of missing people.

currently has no intention of secretly interfering or attempting to influence the outcome of the election

· CIA documentA declassified CIA document described its assessment of China’s intentions regarding election interference.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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