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Trump's 2020 obsession

July 20, 2026·25 min·4-min readconversationalpolitics
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President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address widely perceived as underwhelming and confusing, focusing on claims of foreign election interference—particularly by China in 2020—and calling for sweeping changes to U.S. election laws through the proposed Save America Act. Despite the

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David Weigel

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Donald TrumpSean RameswaramBernard RenoMark Wynne MullenBernie Sanders

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AuthoritarianismCongressElectionsForeign PolicyInequalitySupreme CourtUs Politics

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