Top Democrats have reacted with dismay to President Donald Trump’s latest primetime speech insisting the U.S. electoral system has “shocking vulnerabilities” and alleging a Chinese plot to influence the 2020 vote.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, widely tipped to seek his party’s presidential nomination in 2028, set the tone by warning on X that Trump’s words were intended to sow the seeds of suspicion and distrust ahead of November’s midterms, at which Republicans are braced for a wipeout given the president’s sagging approval ratings.
