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Former president flips script on election security, claiming the system is broken and vulnerable to foreign interference—despite past support for secure elections and lack of evidence backing his new claims. He paints a dire picture of Chinese access to voter data and noncitizen voting, but intelligence reports confirm only Russian influence campaigns, not vote-altering interference. His rhetoric is weaponizing fear, targeting election workers like Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, and expanding scrutiny to entire counties—clearly aiming to sow doubt ahead of the 2026 elections. Meanwhile, federal actions are moving forward: demanding voter roll access, pushing for stricter mail-in ID laws, and forcing states to share full voter lists with DHS—all without proving an emergency. The result? A dangerous erosion of trust, disproportionately impacting communities of color, and setting the stage for federal overreach under the guise of security.

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