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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brendan Rascius

Congresswoman says to skip Trump’s prime-time address to avoid listening to ‘lies’

  • Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a prime-time address Thursday at 9 p.m., with reports suggesting he may revisit unsubstantiated claims of 2020 election tampering.
  • Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged TV networks not to air "lies about our election," stating an ethical obligation to avoid platforming content that undermines elections without evidence.
  • Trump previewed his speech , calling it "really, really big news" about U.S. elections, emphasizing that "without free and fair elections, you don't have a country."
  • Sources like MS NOW and Axios report that Trump is expected to discuss newly declassified intelligence concerning foreign interference in the 2020 election.
  • Despite Trump's repeated claims, multiple reviews, including by his Attorney General and U.S. intelligence agencies , found no evidence of widespread fraud or foreign interference altering the 2020 election outcome.

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