US President Donald Trump has claimed that Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and non-state actors have the capability to compromise America’s election infrastructure, citing newly declassified intelligence documents released by his administration.
Addressing the nation on election integrity, Trump alleged that previous administrations failed to disclose vulnerabilities in electronic voting machines, ballot-counting systems, voter registration databases, electronic pollbooks, and official election websites. He described these systems as vulnerable to cyberattacks and warned they could be targeted to disrupt elections.
Trump also claimed the declassified intelligence includes a CIA report alleging that Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro government planned to digitally manipulate its 2020 presidential election. He described cyber threats to election systems as “a threat to the very heart of democracy.”
The administration said the released intelligence covers the period from January 2020 to June 2026. However, the claims and interpretations presented by Trump have not been independently verified, and no new public evidence was released alongside his remarks to substantiate allegations of successful foreign interference in US election systems.
