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In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal voting
By Shannon Bond at Texas Public Radio (TPR) - News
· July 17, 2026
· 1 min read
President Trump raised claims that the country's voting systems are vulnerable to being "rigged and stolen," without providing new evidence of a single fraudulent vote cast in any election.
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Category: government ·
Published: July 17, 2026 ·
Source: Texas Public Radio (TPR) - News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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