Russia and China reject Trump's accusation of Moscow and Beijing's interference in US elections
Russia and China have rejected US President Donald Trump's claims of interference by Moscow and Beijing in US elections.
In a 25-minute primetime address to the nation on Thursday, Trump delivered the White House speech after the release of a new poll from Washington Post-Ipsos, which indicated his approval rating had dropped to 37 percent, with many US voters pessimistic about the high cost of living and the devastating war on Iran.
In the speech, Trump said unclassified intelligence pointed to Russia and China interfering in the US electoral process.
Trump claimed US voting machines are "extremely exposed" to interference by foreign adversaries.
He said unverified anonymous information and unsubstantiated information from intelligence agencies showed US "adversaries " had the capability to compromise US "election infrastructure."
The Kremlin said on Friday it “firmly” rejects US intelligence findings of Russia’s alleged efforts to interfere in American elections as Trump pushed for strict voting laws amid unsubstantiated claims of vulnerabilities in the electoral system.
"The fact is that the president is referring to some information, anonymous information, unsubstantiated information from US intelligence agencies," Peskov said.
Peskov said multiple US investigations had concluded that Russia "had no influence" on the elections of the United States.
The Kremlin spokesman added that Moscow has never interfered in the internal affairs of other countries and expects other nations not to interfere in Russia's domestic affairs.
Beijing, too, said it had never interfered in US elections and has no interest in doing so.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian urged Trump to stop such “groundless accusations” against the Chinese government.
Trump had accused the US “adversaries,” including Beijing, of meddling in the 2020 US presidential election.
“The relevant allegations by the US are entirely fabricated and aimed at vilifying China,” Lin said in a daily briefing in Beijing. “We have no interest in interfering in US elections and have never done so.”
Trump's critics described his address as incoherent rambling about election conspiracies. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) expressed concern for Trump's mental fitness for office, branding the speech as "pathetic and deranged."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called on Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment to replace Trump.
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