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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. In a primetime address billed as a major reveal on election security, President Trump instead repeated debunked claims about a "broken" election system. The White House provided documents that did not back up his assertions. As NPR's Franco Ordoñez noted, the address was less about new evidence and more about steering the political conversation ahead of the midterms. While voters are deeply concerned about the economy and Iran — issues that have hurt Trump politically — election security is a topic that has energized his base in the past. Democrats now risk being drawn into a prolonged back-and-forth on Republican proposals rather than focusing on the economy.
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- 1 (00:04) **Trump Election Security Address Falls Flat** - President Trump makes unfounded claims about election interference in a primetime address, without providing evidence from White House documents.
- 2 (01:07) **Truth Social Offers Paid Early Access to Trump's Posts** - The company behind Truth Social will sell faster access to the president's social media posts to Wall Street firms for a fee reportedly up to $100,000.
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