CBS News

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The Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., issued a statement ahead of President Trump's address stating that it has not interfered in elections.

"China has all along adhered to the principle of non-interference in other's internal affairs," the statement read. "The U.S. election is an internal matter of the U.S. Its outcome is determined by the votes of the American people. China has never and will never interfere in the presidential elections of the U.S." @margbrennan has more.

10:48 PM · Jul 16, 2026

https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2077948468002206072

Secretary Markwayne Mullin

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Election security is national security.

As @POTUS announced tonight— @DHSgov has identified over 250,000 potential non-citizens illegally registered to vote in just 4 U.S. states.

Only Americans should be electing American leaders.

Tune in tomorrow at 11am ET.

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Homeland Security

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"I’ve also ordered DHS to notify every state about noncitizens on their voter rolls and direct them to remove all ineligible voters from the lists immediately. But most importantly, addressing this crisis of election security demands that Congress must pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT."

10:40 PM · Jul 16, 2026

https://x.com/SecMullinDHS/status/2077946491440652645