On Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested that he would address issues related to the American elections during a solemn speech planned for Thursday evening, he who has never acknowledged his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
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Asked in the Oval Office by journalists about the content of this speech, he first blurted out: “I prefer to save that for later. »
Before adding that “it would focus on this subject”, while announcing other elements to come.
“What we are going to talk about on Thursday is that there is nothing more important, because without free and fair elections there is no country,” he said, promising “really important news.” “Our country must pull itself together,” he insisted.
This speech is scheduled for Thursday evening at 9 p.m.
United States President Donald J. Trump speaks to the press during a signing ceremony for an executive order to alter two Utah monuments, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., Monday, July 13, 2026.
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These statements echo information relayed on Monday by several American media, according to which the speech would be based on recently declassified intelligence service reports. The White House says these documents reveal plans for foreign interference in the 2020 election.
The Republican president continues to spread unsubstantiated claims that he won this election against Democrat Joe Biden.
On January 6, 2021, pro-Trump supporters invaded the Capitol in an attempt to block the certification of Biden’s victory.
In this file photo taken on January 6, 2021, a man calls on the crowd to invade the building as Trump supporters clash with police and security forces during their attempt to storm the US Capitol in Washington DC
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Beyond this fixation on never-proven electoral fraud, Republicans are worried: Trump’s unpopularity, which is close to historic levels, combined with a still high cost of living, could cause them to lose their majority in the November legislative elections.
This presidential intervention also comes in a context of high tensions between Washington and Tehran, in the context of the war triggered on February 28 by Israeli-American strikes, which continues to shake the Middle East and the world economy.
Trump’s last televised address was on April 1, when he first justified American military involvement in Iran, more than a month after the bombing began.
