Trumps Beijing bombshell: Letters to the Editor July 20, 2026

The president’s speech revealing that China stole US voter information was quite enlightening; I’m glad they finally found proof of potential voter fraud (“Beijing’s U.S.voter hacking,” July 17).Now it is time to act and bring charges.Donald SmithPagosa Springs, Colo.China’s possession of US voter data is no surprise, since Beijing’s interference in elections in Canada and Taiwan is well documented.Trump is right to expose this.

But why is he always saying what a great relationship he has with Xi Jinping?Andrew DelaneyJamaica EstatesWhat Trump conspicuously left out in his speech was that members of his own administration acknowledged they found no evidence of voter fraud that could have changed the outcome of the 2020 election.I doubt this will be the last time the president claims the 2020 election was rigged before midterm elections.I hope that each time the president talks about the issue, fewer and fewer Americans will believe him.Denny FreidenrichLaguna Beach, Calif.Deciding the thrust of Trump’s lunatic screed was false, NBC and ABC chose not to televise it and CBS cut away from it to start debunking it before he was even finished.What’s worse — that neither of our last two presidents has been mentally stable or that the mainstream media is determined to manipulate our views?Matthew BriefManhattanCiting “vulnerabilities” in a system is one thing.

But to prove that US voting machines were hacked to change votes or that US citizens were actively involved in such efforts, well, that’s something entirely different.Until I see names and criminal indictments, this means very little to me.Arthur SaginianSanta Clarita, Calif.Did the president discuss the soaring cost of living or the disastrous stalemate in our war against Iran? No; he used the opportunity to again make baseless claims about the security of United States elections.His unwillingness to accept the result of an election that he lost is unique to this president, and it is des...